“…… It's just a private matter," Akechi Mitsuhide was silent for a moment before continuing, "It's been a long time since I've been away from my hometown, and it's rare to meet people in the Noo area, so I want to ask about the current situation in Higashimino's hometown." ”

Maybe there was something inconvenient to say, so I changed the topic temporarily, I think. However, since he asked so casually, I will continue to say it casually.

"His Highness Akechi asked about Higashiminon...... Basically, nothing has changed, but the Toyama family still owns the seven castles of Iwamura, Akisho, Myochi, Ariha, Kushihara, Naeki, and Yasaki, and the Toyamauchi craftsman of the Iwamura clan married the aunt of His Royal Highness Oda Bimasa, and Toyama Uemon Satomo Tadashi inherited the name of Naeki Castle and Iwamura Sango, and married the sister of His Royal Highness Oda Bimasa; In addition, the Toyama family has also reached a rapprochement with the Takeda family, and the family has become a de facto ally, and Yukihime, the eldest daughter of Toyama Yousa, has been adopted as an adopted daughter by His Royal Highness Oda Hisasa. ”

Actually, the affairs of the Yuanshan family, Akechi Mitsuhide knows much better than me. Mingzhi City, one of the Seven Cities in the Distant Mountains, was taken over by taking advantage of the civil strife in his wise family, and the current city lord is Yuanshan Jingxing, one of the three people in the distant mountains, and his cousin in terms of relationship. The other two castles married the Oda family, and he should have known about it before he left Mino. The only thing of value is Nobunaga's adoption of Yukihime. According to history, this princess Yukihime will marry Takeda Katsuyori next year and give birth to Shingen's grandson, Takeda Takeomaru Nobukatsu.

"Ah, is that so? …… Thank you very much for hearing the latest news from my hometown. ”

"Your Highness is gracious. I would also like to thank His Highness Wise for your hospitality," I said the same as him, and then stood up and bowed, "The military affairs in the camp have not yet been dealt with, please forgive me for leaving first." ”

"Your Highness Kira, please, this battle is indeed a lot to rely on," Akechi Mitsuhide nodded, "Shicai looked down from the mountain, and saw that His Highness Kira's army was well-organized and well-equipped, and it can really be described as a first-class elite." ”

"Your Highness is falsely praised. Dare not do your best under it. I nodded, and turned to leave.

……，……

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the enemy appeared in front of our position, adjusted a little, and launched an attack on us.

The main array of the Ghost Mountain City was attacked by the four thousand troops of the ancient city and the ten cities, and they were also the enemy's main formation; The three generals who attacked the right flank of Utuo were 5,000 troops of the Kitabatake family; There were a lot of battles between the two sides, and the reward for the Kitabatake family's participation in the war this time was the territory of the three generals of Uto; The attack on the left flank was a crowd of more than 2,000 people led by the Koo family, and they were all friendly cameos with each other, and the atmosphere was relatively much more friendly.

In short, it is the enemy against the enemy, the opponent against the opponent, and the opposite side of the soy sauce is also played with soy sauce.

In front of the battle in our valley, the Tsuneo family went out with more than fifty people. They carried the bamboo wheel finch on their backs, leaned against the flag, shouted wah-wah-wah-wah, and launched an attack in two rows. The iron artillery team did not move, and they attacked in front of the deer. In the cheers of the rest of the people, several samurai raised their swords and slashed at the fence, and the rest of the people held bamboo spears or spears and pushed hard, at this time, dozens of bright spears immediately stretched out from between the fences, and after a few retractions, most of them were stabbed to the ground. The remaining dozen or so people saw that the situation was not good, and quickly turned around and fled back.

After a while, the second attack began. This time there were more than fifty people, almost all of them bows and arrows. They approached Luqi, and at a distance of about forty meters, the iron artillery team on the left spoke, and at once they knocked down nearly half of them; The rest of the people released a round of arrows, and immediately received another blow from the right, and a dozen or so fell again. The rest of the people also fled.

Both rounds of attacks were dealt a heavy blow, and the Konoo family learned a profound lesson, and for nearly an hour they did not attack from Taniguchi again. The shouts of killing came and went in front of the mountains on both sides, but my front was idle. When I went to the front of the battle to make my rounds, I saw that everyone was relaxed.

"How's it going, is there a problem?" I asked casually.

"Didn't you see it?" Yoshiyuki Sawaki sat on the horse, holding the tail of the gun and holding the ground one by one, "It's just that at this level, they won't be able to break through here in a month." ”

"After all, it's just a feint, maybe they are pinning their hopes in other directions." Masakatsu Wasuka was also sitting on the maza, looking very relaxed.

"I've heard that the number of troops on both sides is about the same. In this way, we have a good position and are very stable in either direction...... Could it be that they have other tricks? Could it be that the Matsunaga family is doing something? "Shigeji Takenaka.

"We are a guest army, and we are not familiar with the place, so we have no way to judge," I shook my head, "However, His Highness Wise has said that there will be no problem, and I trust his judgment." ”

"You think highly of that guy...... It seems that he is still Mrs. Nohime's cousin? Yoshiyuki Sawaki asked.

"His Majesty felt that the lieutenant general was too conservative. With this kind of comparison of forces, there is no need to stick to it at all, and it is completely possible to have a field battle. That's what we're good at. Wasuka Masakatsu said.

"Also, it's about to go to war, and you're still wandering around the lake so leisurely." Xiao Xia followed and denounced.

"His Royal Highness Akechi is a very good samurai." I said with a smile.

As a descendant, although I know what Akechi Mitsuhide did later, I can't feel too much bad about it. He only married one wife, Mu Xizi, in his life, and the two were extremely rare model couples in the Warring States Period. As a husband, he is unswerving, knowing that Xizi has hurt his appearance due to herpes, he has to marry as promised, and he will be consistent throughout his life; A wife never forsakes her husband, no matter how poor she is. From this point, you can see the character very well.

He is indeed a very good man, he is good at internal affairs, etiquette, and songs, and he is also very good at swordsmanship, and he is also good at iron cannons, and it is said that he can shoot down birds, and six or seven out of ten of them are good. However, although he can master new skills such as iron cannons, he is a very traditional person on the inside. The disagreement between the surname and the concept, coupled with some contradictions, may be the reason why he broke with Nobunaga later......

"Report-" The two attendants rushed over, "There is a messenger from the main array of Ghost Mountain!" ”

Behind them, followed by a man dressed in a mother's robe and carrying a plum bowl and a flag, who came panting, it should be the messenger of the Tsutsui family.

"What?" I asked.

"I just received news that the Takada family in Katsushita County in the south has also taken refuge in the Matsunaga family, and is leading the army to the back of our position, and the number of people is about 5,000! The adjutant hopes that the left flank will be able to draw part of its forces to resist! ”

"What! 5,000 enemy troops! Wasuka Masakatsu cried out in surprise, "Didn't you think about this situation beforehand!" ”

"Back to this highness, at least I haven't thought about it!" The envoy frowned, "The Gao Tian family is the pen of the people of our first courtyard, and it has always been an important force to support this family. More than ten years ago, the Gao Tian family and the Banzai family competed for the position of the pen head of the people of the First Courtyard Country, and it was only thanks to the previous generation of the head of the family that they turned defeat into victory! ”

"Is there anyone over there on the West Courtyard Mountain?" I stopped Masakatsu Wasuka from asking again.

"Messengers were also sent...... But the adjutant general said that he hoped to be able to use the power of His Highness Kira! ”

"In the three directions, the left flank has the most abundant forces, and the opponent is weak. His Royal Highness Gamo will also approve of sending out a blocking army! …… Looks like we're going to help. I sighed.

"However, the two sides are facing off, and if we trade and then withdraw ......," Yoshiyuki Sawaki was a little worried.

"It's okay, while His Royal Highness Gamo hasn't sent an order yet, just hit them first so that they don't dare to pursue." I looked at the iron cannon crews on both sides and thought of the Shimazu family's forte-fishing nobush and pocket formation.

"Do you want to take the initiative?" Hearing my words, Ryoyuki Sawaki was eager to try.

I shook my head, turned my head and ordered: "Chongzhi, I will lead the first formation to slowly retreat, and you will lead the last two formations to move the fence and retreat again and again, and the timing is at your disposal." Zhengji and Kangfeng went to the iron artillery groups on the left and right respectively, and when they saw me raise my sword and wave it, they immediately shot together, and then retreated to the rear. ”

"Yes!" Shigeharu Takenaka, Masakatsu Wasuka and Yasutoyo Yamauchi were ordered.

"Xiao Xia, Fujihachi, let's fight together now."

"Yes. Your Highness. Natsu smiled.

"No problem!" Yoshiyuki Sawaki nodded.

I looked at both sides, Watanabe Masaji had already connected with Yasutoshi Yamauchi and the Iron Artillery Team, "Xiao Xia, you hold my military flag, Fujihachi holds the formation, and slowly retreats together." Hear the roar of iron cannons and charge immediately! ”

"Yes." The two took their orders separately and then set out to act.

Rulin's military flag and the leaning flag retreated together, and the enemy troops at Taniguchi must have found it. After a while, four or five samurai on horseback appeared in front of the fence, and then ran back quickly, and soon, they came over with more than a dozen ashigaru, and instructed the ashigaru to move the fence away.

The samurai and ashigaru who moved the fence turned around the enemy line, and the enemy soldiers immediately jumped into action. A man who looked like a general at Taniguchi drove his horse to the front of the battle, agitated loudly, and then turned around and led more than a dozen samurai on horseback to rush into Taniguchi first, followed by a large group of roaring Ashigaru.

The front line between the two sides was originally separated by a distance of more than 100 meters. Seeing the enemy desperately rushing towards me, I simply ordered the gunmen to stop and adjust their posture on the spot. As a result, the enemy quickly approached. The general's dark gray cheeks leaped into my eyes quickly, and they became clearer and more hideous.

Wait for you to cry. I think.;