"Why are you here?" At the same time, in the only two big cities in Mino Province that has a castle tower, Udho Castle, Matsudaira Motoyasu's serving ninja Hattori Hanzo suddenly appeared in front of Suzume, looked at her expressionlessly and asked.

As the heir of the Hattori family, who was also born in Iga and was one of the three noble families of Iga Hide, he knew about the existence of Suzume and her importance in Iga Hide.

It's just that I've been in contact with Owari before, and because the three noble families have their own plans for each other, so even if they know her current identity and the object of her service, Hattori Hanzo doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with it, but he doesn't quite understand the purpose of her coming back.

"On the orders of Lord Imagawa Yoshimoto, I have come here to convey the latest marching orders to Matsudaira Motoyasu. Can I go in and see her now? Suzume smiled and looked at Hattori Hanzo, who was not the same family as the Inukai family she was in, and asked rhetorically.

"It seems that the master who hired you has completely fallen to the Imagawa family." Hattori Hanzo said meaningfully.

"That doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, does it?"

"Definitely. The master is inside, you go see her. ”

After saying that, Hattori Hanzo, who knew that he was not popular, did not talk nonsense, and his figure flashed, just like when he appeared, and suddenly disappeared into the air.

Suzume didn't speak, straightened her clothes, and walked into the castle tower of Oofeng Castle.

……

"All the troops are leaving!" Shibata Katsuie rode on his horse and appeared in front of the Imagawa army, which had completed repairs, and shouted orders to the generals behind him and the soldiers on the left.

Then he drove his horse and walked at a relatively steady and slow pace towards the outside of Inabayama Castle.

Then many soldiers followed, and they rushed to the three-way intersection where the front army was stationed......

And the whole process was very smooth, and in just over an hour, Imagawa's army merged with the forward army stationed at the three-fork junction and monitoring the movements of the three coalition forces of Mino, Asai, and Asakura.

This time, the army was much more cautious. After all, the front is the area of contact, and if you are not careful, you are likely to be hit by the tripartite alliance during the march, which will damage the soldiers and morale, which is not the result that Shibata Katsuie, as a brave general, wants to see.

But the result? Despite the caution, the Imagawa army was attacked by an ambush halfway through the road, a few kilometers from Hachiman Castle, due to the terrain of forests and rock walls, and many places where the enemy could hide his troops.

Rockets rained down from both sides of the mountain road and submerged into the army, creating chaos while killing and injuring the soldiers of the Imagawa army.

"What about archers? Counterattack! Katsuya Shibata shouted.

The archers then began to counterattack and rushed forward with the army......

It's just that before they can run far and let the personnel completely relax, a thick cloud of smoke and dust will be reflected in the sight of Shibata Katsuya and others from far and near, and then the shocking sound of horses' hooves appears, and the combined horse team from Asai and Asakura appeared on the front road of the Imagawa army again, and under the leadership of several generals who were not good at first glance, they quickly killed the Imagawa army.

"The musketeers come out and defend at once!" Shibata Katsuie's expression changed dramatically.

You know, this is a straight road, and the terrain is very flat, plus there is mental arithmetic, the horse team on the side of the three coalition forces can be said to be ready to sprint early, so when they appear in the sight of Shibata Katsuya and other Imagawa army generals, the speed of the horse team has reached the maximum limit! That power and prestige are no longer comparable to the might of the cavalry team when the Oda family attacked Imagawa Yoshimoto in the barrel saga.

If this collides, it will be difficult for the cavalry to stop without killing hundreds of people.

And this is because this is a mountain road, and there is not enough space for the cavalry to turn around, otherwise, Shibata Katsuie, as the general of the Oda family's horse army, can definitely imagine what it means to turn into the wind and what it means to mow the grass.

At the same time, Oda Shinna, who heard the order, did not hesitate and immediately organized the musket team to prepare, and the next moment when the horse team entered their range, launched an attack on the horse team.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

A series of muskets rang out, and a cavalryman and his horse fell down quickly, becoming a stumbling block and blocking the path of the following cavalry.

But with little effect. Because the cavalry that sprints up does not care whether it is their own people or enemies under their feet, everything that stands in the way is their stepping stone, just step on it.

"Pikemen prepare!" Immediately afterwards, Shibata Katsuie, who saw that the cavalry offensive had slowed down a little, shouted again.

Then, as the spear leader, Maeda Inu Chiyo and the spear generals of the Imagawa family organized their own men to line up their guns, and waited for the musket team to complete the shooting mission before undertaking the next combat mission.

"Qin Jun, please help everyone bless a spell that can increase defense." In the end, Shibata Katsuya said to Qin Heqing, who was also following beside him.

"I see." Qin Heqing nodded, and without hesitation, his body flew to the sky above the Imagawa army as soon as he moved, his hands were sealed, and he recited the guardian mantra "Return to fate!" Universal! King Kong! ”

Suddenly, the golden divine light that seemed to have a sense of infinite light swept out in mid-air around him, like a layer of glow, and landed on the many soldiers who were about to come into contact with the cavalry, as well as the other soldiers who were being harassed by the ambush, adding a layer of Vajra protection that was not very strong, but did exist.

"Musketeers, retreat!" Followed, Oda Shinna shouted.

As the general of the musketeers, she had the right to direct the musketeers in any action.

Not to mention, these musketeers were originally soldiers of her Oda family.

So at the sound of the order, the musketeers, who had long been forced by the approaching cavalry, immediately put away their muskets and retreated back to the center of the army.

"Spear!" Then, Maeda Inu Chiyo drank the order.

"Hah!" The spearman stood up and pointed forward.

"Kill!" The generals from the Asai and Asakura families shouted fearlessly.

Then he was the first to rush out and crashed into the spearmen on his horse.

"Bang!"

"Sigh the law ......"

The horse screamed, and the general jumped off his horse, picked up his sword, and quickly slashed at the leading generals such as Shibata Katsuie.

Because the current island war is like this, it is somewhat similar to the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although the soldiers are soldiers, there is nothing commendable in terms of the will to fight, so as long as the generals who lead the army are killed, then the remaining Imagawa soldiers can be persuaded to surrender and absorb, and accelerate the end of this key battle about the future fate of the four families of Mino, and even Imagawa, Toki, Asai and Asakura.

Of course, it was also to avoid the cavalry charge that came up later!

If they hadn't run faster, they might have been killed by their own cavalry......