When Shin Takeshi saw that the victory on the battlefield was decided, and his men were chasing down the defeated soldiers who had fled, he felt that his ambition was complete.

"Big brother is leaving today?" Xinwu knew that Zhu Houzhao had wanted to go back for a long time,

"Yes, I will leave as soon as possible, I will do what my brother wants me to do, I hope that Zhongyuan and Dongying can be close to each other like a family." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Okay, I'll be thankful for my big brother." Shin Wu said,

"You're welcome, Shinbu." Zhu Houzhao said,

"That's as it should be." Shin Wu said,

"Okay, then wait for my brother's ship." Zhu Houzhao said,

"I have a ship here that is just going to the Central Plains to do some errands, so you can go to the Central Plains with this ship, and my people will go with you." Shin Wu said,

On this day, when Zhu Houzhao was looking at the flowers in the courtyard, waiting for the news of Xinwu's ship, Xinwu invited him to go.

Zhu Houzhao knew that something must be wrong, so he followed the visitor to Xinwu's study,

"Big brother, I'm sorry to call my big brother, now I'm in a tricky situation." Shin Wu said,

"Brother Xinwu, you say." Zhu Houzhao said,

"We're in trouble, our counterattacking army has basically recovered those rebellious places, because many daimyo have died in Kyoto, and most of the samurai under their command don't want to fight against me and have surrendered, I have divided many new daimyos, and now the situation in various places is basically consolidated, but we are in trouble at Odawara Castle, where Hojo Seiichi refuses to surrender, and his father has died outside Kyoto City, and they actually want to avenge him." Shin Wu said,

"Oh, they're the main ones at the moment." Zhu Houzhao asked,

"Yes, Odawara Castle has always been an easy-to-defend fortress, our cities in Dongying generally have few strong cities, which is different from your Central Plains, you are the general urban population living in places with strong walls, and most of us don't have them here, at most there are some small castles, so many of our big battles are carried out in the wilderness, but Odawara Castle is a strong city, Hojo Seiichi is now defending according to the danger, our people have forcibly attacked a few times, and the losses are very large, if he drags it down again, Our army will be trapped there, and if the daimyo or some other force in other places takes the opportunity to do something, we will be very passive, and I can't mobilize the army in Kyoto. Shinwu said,

"Is there any other way," Zhu Houzhao asked.

"I've thought of all the ways I can think of, and now I'm also asking all the masters to come up with ideas, but there is no other way yet, they all say that this city is very difficult to fight, and even if a lot of soldiers and horses are mobilized, it is estimated that it will not be of much use, I am thinking that since the eldest brother is from the Central Plains, you must have a lot of battlefield experience, you can help me and help me capture this city." Shin Wu said,

Zhu Houzhao thought about it, he knew that if this small pastoral city was not built, if Xinwu lost, the consequences would be unimaginable, and he would come in vain this time, and he would definitely not let him lose.

"Brother Shinwu, don't worry, I will rush to Odawara Castle immediately, and I will think of all the ways I can think of, and strive to break through this city." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Well, you must break it, please big brother." Shin Wu said,

When Zhu Houzhao came out of Xinwu and was thinking alone in the garden, Akiko appeared,

"What are you thinking, are you thinking about the task that your brother gave you?" Akiko said,

"Well, I also carefully studied that Odawara Castle just now, his city is very strong, and your army's tools for breaking the city are not as many as those of the Central Plains, I was thinking about what to do." Zhu Houzhao said,

"So what's the best of that?" Akiko said,

"I'm thinking, it's nothing more than a few methods, one is to attack, this method is the simplest but the biggest casualties, with a variety of siege tools, but if the soldier's courage is not enough, the other party's determination is great, this strong attack is difficult to work, of course, the conditions are suitable for water attack and fire attack can often work, and there is outwitting, the way to outwit is to use anti-in-between, centrifugal meter, etc., to divide them internally, and then kill the city lord and surrender, which I think is difficult to work if there is no suitable internal response, and there is the third way, to divert the tiger from the mountain, It is to bring out the enemies in the fortified city, and then destroy them on the plains, which is also the way to break through a fortified city. Zhu Houzhao said,

"Then you see which method is best for now." Akiko asked,

"I'll study it again, and I'll leave for Odawara Castle tomorrow to try to come up with a way to break through this city as soon as possible." Zhu Houzhao said,

"I'm going with you." Akiko said,

"Ah, you're going to the battlefield." Zhu Houzhao asked,

"Yes, I'll go with you, and I'll go wherever you go." Akiko said,

"But it's dangerous to go to the battlefield this time, so you can go too." Zhu Houzhao said,

"No matter how dangerous it is, I'll go with you, besides, I will do martial arts, and if you want to fight me, it may not be who wins." Akiko said,

Zhu Houzhao smiled, "I didn't expect you to know martial arts, yes, no matter how dangerous you are, you can walk on the ground." ”

"Yes, you just think that we girls are weak, right, I want you to protect it." Akiko said with a smile,

"Haha, isn't it, when you look very strong, you are easily hit by something, angry and crying for some trivial things, and embarrass yourself." Zhu Houzhao said,

"That's because we're girls after all, and people's hearts are small, so you should coax more." Akiko said,

"That's good, if you encounter something similar in the future, I'll coax you more and make you strong forever, okay." Zhu Houzhao said,

"I don't want to, and I can't go to the battlefield every day, I'd rather be a little girl, how good is that." Akiko said,

They were making a fuss there, and there was a bright spring on the side,

Zhu Houzhao thinks this kind of scene is very beautiful, the style of Dongying, the spring of Dongying, but the success of his career is not easy to get, just like that Odawara Castle,

At this moment, the other party may also be enjoying the spring light in the city and enjoying the beautiful scenery, but he and Xinwu must break through their city.

It's not a choice,

The mountain road is over, Zhu Houzhao and Mingzi are galloping,

They had to rush to Odawara Castle as soon as possible, and behind them were dozens of cavalry sent by Shinbu to follow.

This gallop allowed Zhu Houzhao to see the beautiful scenery of Dongying again.

The last gallop was at night, but this time it's daytime.

Zhu Houzhao saw that the peasants were busy in the world, and when he saw the beautiful mountains and rivers and the high sky, he was very fascinated by such a scene.

"By the way, Akiko, why can you see Mt. Dajin no matter where you are?" Zhu Houzhao asked,

"Yes, the sacred mountain is high there, bless us, and the entire Dongying is blessed by the sacred mountain." Akiko said,

"You said that you were always in the sacred mountain in your previous life, have you ever seen the gods?" Zhu Houzhao asked,

"Of course, I've seen God, and He told me to be patient." Akiko said,

"Oh, let's see." Zhu Houzhao said,

"I once thought about suicide, I also committed suicide, I once stood on a cliff in the mountains, I wanted to jump off it, but a voice was telling me, don't die, live, he said, I will wait for you, no matter how many years, and then I saw your face, and you are also telling me not to die, to live." Akiko said,

"That's why I've been waiting for so many years, but I've finally waited for you, isn't it, that god's word is not wrong, I've finally waited for you." Akiko said,

Zhu Hou looked at Mingzi, and his heart was moved,

They galloped away with their whips,