On the third day of the siege, Saito Yoshiryu sent his cousin Nagai Michikatsu as an envoy to Akechi Castle to persuade Akechi to surrender.

Yoshiryu's condition was that if he gave up all the territories of Ena County and transferred them to the 1,000 koku under Inabayama Castle, the name of the Akechi family would be preserved, and he would not ask anyone for seppuku.

Then, Nagai Michikatsu entered the castle.

Then, Nagai Michikatsu slipped out of the city.

It is impossible for a wise man to accept this condition, and I am afraid that Saito Yoshiryu has known this for a long time. In other words, he sent Nagai Michikatsu to persuade him to surrender, just to humiliate the wise family.

"Since Akechi Mitsuhide is so tough, then we can't underestimate him anymore, let's attack the city! Please be the first formation! ”

Saito Yoshiryu gave the order, and the clan Buquan also took the five hundred feet of the headquarters to press towards the gate of Akechi Castle.

The location of Wise Castle is in the mountainous Higashimino area, and Wise Castle is of course a traditional mountain town. After hundreds of years of renovation and renovation by the Wise Family, Wise City is not large, but it is strong and steep.

The ashigaru army of the clan Buquan quickly retreated, and he did not achieve any decent results, while the defenders of Akechi Castle had a standing samurai of two hundred.

Seeing the disgraced appearance of the clan, Saito Yoshiryu was not angry, and he ordered a banquet to be held two hundred paces below the castle, a move that puzzled his retainers.

"I was still thinking just now, if Akechi Mitsuhide can't even resist the first battle, then he really lives up to his father's value of him in the past."

Yoshiryu drank all the sake in his cup and laughed as he looked at the majestic Wise City.

This kind of unbridled laughter gave Naimasa an illusion at a certain moment, as if he had returned to the days when he was Nobunaga's nickname a few years ago...... I have to say that Yoshiryu Saito also likes to laugh and laugh wildly.

"Dao Sheng!"

"In!"

"As the second formation, go and attack the city!"

"Yes!"

Yoshilong did not order Nagai Michikatsu to capture the city of Yunyun, because he knew that his cousin did not have this ability at all, and Nagai Michikatsu has also become a little smarter recently, and he did not boast about Haikou or anything, and was ready to grind foreign workers, and then collect his troops.

Not surprisingly, Nagai Michikatsu was also defeated.

That night, Saito Yoshiryu ordered Inaba Ryotsu's department to be on duty at night, and Narumasa quietly came to Yoshiryu's tent.

"Something?"

"First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to Gui Die and me...... Also, this is the amulet that Gui Die asked for from the temple, and before going out this time, she told me to give it to the lord. ”

Seimasa behaved respectfully, because he still couldn't figure out Saito Yoshiryu's temper, as for the amulet or something...... Of course, it was the bargain he bought from the stall for five cents, and the reason why he added the name of Gui Die was to make Yilong happy.

Although Saito Yoshiryu killed his father with Katsugami on the bottom, he was a man who valued affection and righteousness, and there was a big difference from the ruthlessness of his father Michizo.

"Oh...... Gui Die, say hello to her on my behalf. Let's not see each other in private, just call me brother. ”

A smile appeared on Saito Yoshiryu's grim face, he didn't have many relatives in this world, and his cousin Nagai Michikatsu's line came together with him because of interests...... He really cherishes Guidie's younger sister.

"Yes, sir." Cheng Zheng was no longer polite, nodded and prepared to shake out the purpose of this trip.

"Cheng Zheng came here this night to attack the city tomorrow...... Please let Chengzheng be in charge of tomorrow's siege! ”

Hearing that Cheng Zheng took the initiative to ask for battle, Yilong was a little surprised. He also heard about Cheng Zheng's convening of the peasant soldiers in the collar for training, but Cheng Zheng had never led soldiers after all, so he was a little worried.

"Confident that you can take the city of Wisdom?"

- What's more, the opponent is Akechi Mitsuhide, whom his father greatly admires.

Hearing this question, Cheng Zheng smiled.

"Nope. I'm sure I won't be able to take it. ”

"You're self-aware...... Say, what is the purpose? If you want to show your loyalty to me, you don't have to risk the lives of the soldiers in your collar. ”

Saito Yoshiryu also smiled, a little interesting, he thought so in his heart.

"The opponent is three hundred elite soldiers of Wise Mitsuhide and Wise Family, and their strength is the strong Wise City...... My army has only been training for a few days, and it would be strange if I could capture Wise City in one day. The reason why I took the initiative to ask for my life was to sharpen the army with actual combat, and secondly, to ...... No matter how bad my men are, they will also consume some of the strength of the Wise Army, which will also be beneficial for the siege battles that follow. ”

Narumasa put the private matter of "training the army" in front of the official matter of "consuming the strength of the wise family", but it did not arouse Saito Yoshiryu's disgust.

"I see...... Do as you wish. But...... Your army can't be too weak, and if it's too weak, Sasa Naruma is not worthy of working with me Saito Yoshiryu. ”

Seeing Yilong agree, Cheng Zheng couldn't help but be overjoyed, but when he heard the end, his smile converged and he became serious.

"Yes! Let's look forward to the next performance! ”

Then Cheng Zheng got up and said goodbye, returned to his army, and had nothing to do all night.

The next day, Saito Yoshiryu held a banquet at the foot of Akechi Castle and "ordered" Sasa Narumasa to be in charge of today's siege.

Cheng Zheng received the order, but he still sat in place and did not move, and his subordinates Okumura Changfuku, Murai Changyori, and Naomasa Tsukashi each led 300 men to attack Wise City in turn.

When Cheng Zheng went back last night, it had already been arranged, and today's siege must be done with all his might, and he can't keep his hands, but he can't rush to the end, and he will all fold under the wise city...... After all, we will have to rely on these thousands of people in future battles, and we can't lose all our family resources during military training.

However, the strength of Chengzheng's army surprised both the attackers and the defenders.

When Okumura Chofuku commanded the first reserve of 300 men to march towards Akechi Castle, the uniform pace and the boxy formation made the Saito generals drool.

- Their peasant soldiers are all rushing up in a mess and then crushing apart, when have you ever seen such a neat formation?

The sound of three hundred people marching at the same time reached the castle tower of Akechi Castle, and Akechi Mitsuhide put down the binoculars in his hand, pointed to the reserve team suspiciously, and asked:

"Whose army is this?"

It's no wonder that he (she) doesn't know him, because the ashigaru of this reserve team does not carry a flag, but there is a flag hanging next to the general, and the chess pieces are made of white, and a big, red fluttering moth is painted in the middle...... Ah no, big, red butterflies.

Which family is this?

Wise Mitsuhide counted all the wealthy families in the United States, and he didn't remember whose family crest or horse print was like this.

"Report! It's the reserve of the Sasa family in Toki County, and the commander is the retainer of the Sasa family, Okumura Changfu! ”

"Nani!"

Mitsuhide was surprised, and then he slipped his hand, and the delicate monoculars fell off the railing of the castle tower......

Biang！

What is broken can no longer be broken.

"I didn't expect that...... What a goddamn troubled time......"

Akechi Mitsuhide rubbed his temples and sighed, his uncle Akechi Mitsuyasu was already walking on the city wall in a feather weave to direct the battle:

"Pull the strings!"