The conspiracy can never resolve the conspiracy, but can only be forced to dissolve by the conspiracy.

Just as the odd soldier can never replace the regular soldier.

To coincide with the odd and win with the odd is only the most ideal situation.

And the reality is that in the vast majority of cases, regular soldiers are sufficient.

Just like this decisive battle between the Nagao family and the Hojo family.

The Nagao Terutora on the Musashi side is naturally the main force in the coalition forces, and the Kwantung coalition army on the lower general side should not be underestimated.

Yoshiaki Satake of Hitachi, Yoshiyao Satomi of Anbo, and Shimasa Ota of Iwatsuki, which one is a fuel-efficient lamp?

In the face of the pressure of the coalition army, the Hojo side could only fight against the army.

After the military discussion, Shikang asked Taiyuan Xuesai to be the general of Musashi and command the Heyue battlefield. Yukisai, Hojo Tsusunari, and Kasahara Yasukatsu immediately took the men and horses of the headquarters to Kawagoe, and Tsusunari and Yasukatsu were respectively the banner heads of the Yellow Bei and the White Bei in the five-color Beizhong, and the two banner heads and the Imagawa family reinforcements were stationed in Kawagoe together, which shows the importance that Shiyasu attached to the Musashi battlefield.

In addition, Shiyasu also sent an order to Tamu Mototada, the head of the Heibei banner who retreated to Takiyama Castle, and ordered Motozhong to lead Heibei to approach the direction of Kawagoe and support Tsusunari from the flank.

On the side of the lower general, Shiyasu appointed a fierce general Hojo Tsunataka as the general general, commanded Akabi and Aobei under Tominaga Naokumu of the Tsunagao headquarters, and also asked Toyama Tsunaka, one of the three elders, to lead the crowd to support.

The day after the reinforcements led by Taiyuan Yukisai arrived at Kawagoe Castle, Hojo Tsunataka also completed the buildup of troops at Edo Castle.

Two days later, the combined forces of the Musashi side began to attack Kawagoe Castle.

At this point, this decisive battle planned by Nagao Terutora and Sasa Narumasa has finally arrived.

Half a month of hard work passed in the blink of an eye.

On the morning of July 5, Sasa Narimasa, as the general in charge of the attack today, commanded several troops of Ueno and Shimono to attempt to attack the city again.

This is the twelfth consecutive day that the coalition forces have attacked Hayue City.

Narumasa sat down uncharacteristically in the middle of the camp, he didn't ride a horse, and the picks in his hand were thrown aside, and his eyes just looked back and forth at the map of the Edo-Kokufutai area.

He didn't pay attention to the siege of the city, because he believed that he would not be able to capture Hayue City today.

Heyue Castle is not a very tall city, but Zhou Sheng of the Great Dao Temple of Kawayue Castle has already had two trenches dug in front of Kawayue Castle to establish a continuous wooden fence.

These two trenches and wooden fences dug through the Edo River to the east and stretched for miles to the west, which was equivalent to encompassing the Hojo Army stationed around Kawagoe Castle.

Therefore, even the Hojo Army, which was stationed outside Kawagoe Castle, did not have to worry about being attacked at night.

However, the coalition forces suffered enough because of the existence of these two "moats".

On the first day of the siege, Saito Asanobu vowed that he would take Kawagoe Castle, but Asanobu's pride immediately gave him a taste of defeat.

After the arrival of reinforcements, the morale of the Hojo Army was unprecedentedly high, and the Hojo Army, which came from the "Five Colors Preparation", was light and unusually tenacious. Saito Asanobu and the Hojo Army fought for a whole day on the first trench, losing nearly a hundred, and returned in disgrace before sunset.

After the Asanobu, Kanya Keimochi, Yamamoto Temple Tokinaga, Honjo Shiganaga, and Sasa Narumasa all commanded the siege as the attacking generals.

The result of the siege was very frustrating for the coalition forces, because the harder they attacked, the greater the losses, and if it was a grinding foreign worker, it was easier to preserve their strength.

Nobutada Kohata, Masatsuna Sano, Narishi Yokose, Keiji Maeda, Bo Fengqian and others took turns to fight, attacking round after round, but still failed to do so. In order to be able to attack Heyue City as soon as possible, Bo Fengqian even took off his armor for a while, and rushed to the front line wearing only a set of scarlet array feathers.

"My lord! Ishikawa Goemon asks to see you! ”

"Bring it!"

Cheng Zheng was still staring at the map, and he didn't raise his head until the obscene-looking big man appeared in his field of vision.

"Got it checked?"

"Hay! It is the son of Zhou Sheng of the Great Avenue Temple in Heyue City, and the Great Avenue Temple is prosperous. ”

"Keep looking...... Regarding the person of Daoji Zhengfan, the clearer the investigation, the better, and try to arrange for ninjas to get close to him. ”

"Hay! Arrange for ninjas to enter the city...... Is it to assassinate Dadao Temple Zhengfan? ”

"No...... Try to gain his trust. ”

"Hay!"

Ishikawa Goemon came and went, and Sasa Narumasa finally sighed.

"Sure enough, it's the Great Dao Temple...... What do you think of Guangxiu? ”

Behind Sasa Narumasa sat a handsome young man, none other than Akechi Mitsuhide, who came to Kanto with Michizo Qu Naase this time, but Seimasa lent her out and participated in the attack on Kawagoe Castle together.

"This person is very knowledgeable and capable, and he completed the two trenches outside Heyue City in just half a month, and I think he is also quite talented in government affairs. Dadao Temple Zhengfan...... Although his reputation is not obvious, he is both civil and military, and it is worth looking at as an opponent. ”

"So...... Do you feel excited? ”

A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Chengzheng's mouth.

"Nani?"

"With such an opponent, will Mitsuhide be excited?"

"Maybe...... What about you? ”

"I don't feel anything."

Sung Masa was somewhat surprised by Mitsu Hide, she was silent, staring at Sung Masa's side face from behind, and suddenly felt that Susea Sung Masaka had become stranger.

"Although the Dao Temple is not bad, it is not enough to be regarded as an opponent by me. There are many fierce generals in Heyue City, but the person I regard as an opponent is still only Taiyuan Xuezhai! ”

Sung Zheng stood up and looked over from Guangxiu, the sun was shining directly from the south, stinging her eyes sore, and she instinctively lowered her head.

She couldn't see Sasa Chengzheng looking up at the sky, she only remembered his posture of looking up at the sky, although it was just a glance, but it was forever remembered in her heart.

Cheng Zheng stood so straight, like a straight spear.

A spear that pierces the sun.

"Although there is an opponent in Koyue Castle, it is a pity...... Maybe I won't be able to compete with Taiyuan Xuezhai. ”

After Guangxiu came back to his senses, Chengzheng sat back on Maza.

"Why?"

"Although Yukisai is strong, there is another person in Odawara who makes me have to be worried. He has been dormant in Odawara Castle, and in his hands, he still has enough weight to change the outcome of the decisive battle. Hojo Shiyasu is a strange army, where will he go, is it Kawagoe Castle, or Kokubutai? ”

Although the Hojo Army around Kawagoe Castle was numerous and powerful, the Hojo clan still had a reason to come to Kawagoe Castle to support.

No matter how many coalition forces of the Kanto noble clan were gathered, the Nagao Terutora on the Musashi side was always the most important enemy, and as long as he could defeat the Nagao army, he would win the war.

Not to mention...... Clan Yasu's sister-in-law, Hojo Clan Masa, is currently locked up in Ninja City. And Kawagoe Castle is only a day's journey from Ninja City.

What about the national government?

In the past ten days, Hojo Tsunataka has not crossed the river to attack Kokufutai, and the coalition forces have not crossed the river to attack Edo Castle.

If Shi Kang joins the general battlefield at this time, he may be able to break the balance of power and defeat the coalition forces in one fell swoop.

If the coalition forces on the lower side were defeated, Shiyasu would be able to move north along the Tone River and attack Ueno Stable Bridge Castle all the way. At that time, the Longtail Army is also bound to lose.

Sasa Naimasa was waiting, he was waiting for Hojo Shiyasu to make a choice, and from the time he followed Sister Jinghu out of Kanto, he regarded Hojo Shiyasu as his only opponent.

As long as they can defeat Hojo Shiyasu on the battlefield, the Hojo family will no longer have any power to speak of in the Kanto region.

…… In this way, two days later, Ishikawa Goemon brought new information:

The Lion of Sagami, Dispatch!