"Sure enough, that's the idea." When the former ghost heard this, his face showed a look of what was really the case, and said, "But don't you think it's a little late?" ”

"Is it late? I don't think so. Qin Heqing shook his head and said, "Yes, with the current military strength of the Imagawa family, and my help, even the most difficult to capture Inabayama Castle is like an ordinary castle for the Imagawa army, and with a little effort and soldiers, he can be captured, and then take all of Mino." But this will inevitably cause serious damage to the population of various cities and places in Mino, and make Minono, which has just become prosperous in the governance of Saito Michisan, become depressed again, a scene that neither your master, Takenaka Hanbei, nor the Toki lady I have seen, do you? ”

"With the temperament of my master, I really don't want to see such an ending." Even the former ghost himself had to admit this.

"Therefore, in order to avoid greater damage to Minono, so that the original wealthy families of Mino can continue to enjoy the convenience and dignity that the existing power can bring, betraying Saito Yoshiryu and defecting to Yoshimoto is the only and most correct choice you can see at present. Or is it that your master wants to make Mino miserable for the sake of people like Saito Yoshiryu? Qin Heqing asked.

The former ghost was silent and did not answer.

"Think about it. I hope that the next time I see you and your master, we will be friends, not enemies. ”

After saying that, he didn't wait for the reaction of the former ghost, so he moved his body and flew into the air again, flying back towards the location of Shibata Katsuya and Imagawa's army.

"Friend...... It's just that time is running out. The former ghost looked at the direction Qin Heqing was leaving and smiled bitterly.

After all, Mino's land area is there, and although the area is large on the map, it is larger than the two countries of Suruga and Enoe combined, but in terms of prosperity, it is far worse than the two countries near the sea and the interior is mostly plain, and many places belong to the mountains and rivers, so there are very few places that can really be used to manage the city, only six or seven or eight, plus the so-called towns, even if Saito Yoshiryu has the idea of dying together, it is impossible to stop the Imagawa army for many days.

Not to mention, according to the latest intelligence, it seems that the Matsudaira family on the Mikawa side is also going to join the attack on Mino.

Under the attack of the two phases, Mino can survive a week, which can be regarded as great luck, no matter how short it is - for example, if someone inside takes the lead in rebellion, it may be possible to make the entire territory of Mino fall in less than three days and become the territory of the Imagawa family.

At that time, if you want to exchange the interests of Mino in the name of surrender, it will not be significant and huge with the surrender of the entire territory of Mino in the resistance.

"It seems that the only way to do it is to take a dangerous move." The former ghost thought about it, and his figure flashed, and he disappeared on the mountain like a ghost.

……

"This is it." Akechi Mitsuhide looked at the slightly dilapidated and ordinary house in front of him, and he didn't see the appearance of an official's mansion at all, and said with some hesitation

"According to the news from my ninjas, the people are inside." Suzume, who had finally come out on a mission, looked up and down the building in front of her, recalled the information transmitted by the hired ninjas who were active on Mino's side, and replied after confirming that it was correct.

"Then let's go in." Akechi Mitsuhide said dryly.

Then he stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door.

"Knock knock."

"Who?" An unfamiliar voice came from behind the door.

Then the door opened, revealing the face of a strange woman.

Yes, strange, that is, not the expected girl Takenaka Hanbei, nor the guessed Toki Mei, but a young woman who has never seen it and looks like a real village girl.

"Hello, may I ask Mi Toki, does Miss Toki live here?" Akechi Mitsuhide didn't hesitate and immediately asked.

"Tokimi, you're in the wrong place, there is no woman named Tokimi here." The woman frowned, and then drove away with some impatience.

"Really, not?" Akechi Mitsuhide didn't believe it, reached out and pressed the wooden door that the woman wanted to close, and asked with a tiger face, "You know, ordinary civilians deceive the people of the martial arts family, even if they are killed, no one will object, are you sure you want to continue to deceive me?" ”

"This lord, first of all, I didn't know that you were from the martial arts family, and secondly, I didn't deceive you, there really is no woman named Toki Mei here, my lord, you should go find it somewhere else." The woman showed a wry smile on her face, and explained a little aggrieved and helpless.

"Still lying to me. It seems that if I don't give you some power, you really don't cry when you don't see the coffin. Wise Mitsuhide said coldly.

Then he pressed the arm on the door panel and pushed the door open vigorously, then strode into the courtyard, pulled out the katana at his waist, and pointed to the woman in front of him, although the color changed, but it was not at all like an ordinary folk girl, her face was pale, her expression was nervous, and she even sat down with weak legs, and put on a momentum of preparing to cut people, and comprehensively pressed the woman in front of her.

"And said that he didn't lie! If you are an ordinary woman, who is like you, even in the face of a real knife, you can be indifferent and calm and ordinary. ”

"......" The folk girl was silent, staring at Wise Guangxiu expressionlessly, but did not react.

I don't know if I don't want to refute it, or I can't find a reason to refute it?

Or both?

"Don't you say? Doesn't matter. Akechi Mitsuhide snorted coldly, maintained the posture of pointing at people with a knife, and then shouted into the room, "Imagawa-sama Yoshimoto's envoy, Akechi Mitsuhide, has come to visit Miss Toki on the order of Imagawa-sama, and invited Miss Toki to come out to meet her. ”

However, the result was that after the voice fell for a while, there was still no sound, or the figure of a person appeared from the room to respond, which made Akechi Mitsuhide's brow furrow.

"Imagawa Yoshimoto's envoy, Akechi Mitsuhide, came to visit, and asked Miss Toki to come out and meet her in the face of Lord Oda Shinna and Qin and Kiyokun."

"Qin and Qingjun?" Then the next moment, a voice full of doubts came from the mouth of the folk girl in front of Akechi Mitsuhide.

"Do you know Qin and Qingjun?" Akechi Mitsuhide asked in surprise.

"If it's Qin and Qingjun...... Come in with me. The maiden looked at her, did not explain, and turned and walked directly towards the house.

But he doesn't mind exposing the empty door behind his back to Akechi Mitsuhide at all, and he doesn't know if he's worried or what.

"I didn't expect his face to be really useful." Seeing this, Wise Mitsuhide put away the knife and muttered a little resentment in his heart.

It's just a stinky man, where did he get such a big face?

Then Akechi Mitsuhide set off and walked into the house.