After listening to everyone's reports, Salian pondered for a while and said.

"Well, please continue to attack, and I will go with the stable to explore the truth first. ”

That night, Sebastian and Sakura split up to search the two forests, and according to the female ninja, the reason why these ambushes came and went freely was most likely due to a secret passage connecting the forest to Aosaka Castle. The rest of Salian infiltrated Aosaka Castle alone to get a glimpse of it.

Although Aosaka Castle is small, it is well defended, with two urns built on a steep slope, and the other three cliffs are guarded day and night, and there is a powerful barrier that can withstand the attack of magic. These were all messages that Salian had received from Yoshitaka Ashikasa, so he had to use space-time magic to travel through the subspace to the city, and then sneak up near the Jinya, where he encountered a patrol of heavily armed and torch-armed men.

The leader of the group is full of thick beards, dressed in ancient and ornate samurai armor, with a horned bow on his back, a quiver on his back, two swords at his waist and a horse lance in his hand, which perfectly reflects the image of a Salian as a warrior in the Far East.

This person's senses were extremely sharp, and he actually found Salian, who was hiding in the shadows and holding his breath.

"There's an agent!

After deflecting the arrows with a terrifying secret technique, Salian had no choice but to let out a loud cry, draw his twin swords, and charge into the enemy line. Several people were cut down one after another.

"Yo, this shogunate's lackey has some skills! ”

In the open space, the man's horse spear swept towards Salian like a whirlwind, forcing our protagonist to raise his sword at the same time to block. The power of the lance is amazing. I only heard him say aloud.

"Who will come, I am a descendant of the Qingyuan Tangerine Clan, and the current Supreme Empowerment Emperor personally conferred the official position of Elm and Zhou Shoucheng!"

This military general who used the traditional way to report his name turned out to be the enemy chief Yumu Zhengcheng, and it really should not be underestimated. Salian didn't want to reveal his identity, and besides, he was wearing a mask, so naturally he wouldn't reveal his name.

"Boy, you're no match for me. ”

The dominant elm wood is shining blue in his eyes. Although he was a horror knight, at this moment, Salian suddenly felt a chill welling up from his chest.

"Uh! What kind of ability is this, it can actually overwhelm our terrifying knights in momentum!"

Before he could regroup, Elm Masanari's horse lance was already in front of Salian's eyes.

"Oh! Shogun Zhonglang, I'm here to help you!"

"Hmph, look at the power of my magic sword!"

At the last moment, Sakura and Sebastian arrived in time, and when they met in the city, they heard a commotion in Aosaka Castle, and immediately rushed over. I happened to see Salian in distress.

Immediately after that, the three of them fought and retreated, and came to the corner of the wall, and Ranzakura threw a smoke bomb under the cover, taking advantage of the chaos to cross out of the city. They fled all the way and finally returned to the shogunate camp.

"Huhu, it's also a bit of a gain, and I understand the strength of Yumu Zhengcheng. ”

"Lord Zhonglang, that elm is praised by the evil party as the king of many things, and he is the best at restraining his opponent with momentum, and he may only be able to compete with my lord Gongdian stable. ”

Salian smiled awkwardly.

"Hehe, how's your investigation of the secret passage?"

"Alas, nothing has been found, the entrance and exit of this secret passage must have been hidden with superb calligraphy, and even the chaotic cherry blossoms that are longer than cracking cannot be discovered, if you want to find the exact location, you can only conduct a comprehensive carpet search, but unfortunately time and manpower do not allow it. Sebastian replied helplessly.

"Looks like we've got only one way to go!"

According to Salian's request, the besieging army did not attack during the day for the next few days, but divided into six teams and attacked the city at night in shifts, hoping to use this method to break the morale and physical strength of the evil party in the city. This poisonous ploy of exploiting strengths and avoiding weaknesses may indeed be effective, and the intrusion of the evil party into the shogunate army has been significantly reduced.

A week later, when Salian decided that the time was ripe, he ordered the whole army to be well fed, and in the early hours of the morning began a rotational, uninterrupted offensive against Aosaka Castle, determined to win.

After resisting the bows and arrows, spells, giant trees, falling rocks, boiling soup, and hot oil of the defenders of the city, Salian saw the brave general Miao Yizhen holding the famous sword "Oni Cut" in one hand to block the arrows, and climbing the top of the outer wall with the other hand holding the ladder, and the soldiers behind cheered and followed him. It has to be said that in this traditional offensive and defensive war, the bravery of the generals can indeed determine victory or defeat to a large extent.

Salian couldn't help but ask, "The shogunate has such a fierce general, but why is his name not visible?"

Ashikasa Yoshitaka on the side shook his head and replied, "Hehe, it's just that my cousin is too honest and doesn't know how to deal with a few powerful people in the palace today!"

Ashika Yoshitaka's words reminded Salian of the traitorous ministers who sat leisurely in the shogunate of Xiangshu.

It's a pity that Salian was too happy, only to hear a loud noise, the outer wall of the urn city suddenly collapsed, and the soldiers who were climbing the city behind him fell to the ground one after another. The rest of the besieging soldiers below were smashed by the scattered rubble and fled in all directions.

"What, the 'pseudo-wall plan', it's that I underestimate them too much. This elm is exactly what it is. Yoshitaka Ashikasa exclaimed.

"Indeed, it was already an urn city, with two city walls, and it was possible to build a false wall outside the outer wall, this person should not be underestimated!"

"Yes, Lord Zhonglang, the evil party only needs to cut the fixed rope while our army clings to the outer wall. ”

Seeing that the soldiers who could no longer contain the retreat, Salian had to give the order to retreat.

"Alas, now that the morale has fallen, let's withdraw the troops!"

The people who returned to the camp immediately had another military discussion.

"Now that our army's morale has been slightly weakened and a good situation has been lost, what do you think?"

"Hmph! Today's revenge must be avenged! Tomorrow I will lead the elite troops to attack the city, the pseudo-wall has been lost, and they will no longer be able to play any tricks!"

Yoshitaka Ashikasa doesn't see it that way.

"No! Who knows what other intrigues and tricks Yumu Zhengcheng has, our army will rest for the time being. After the recent great war, the city will not last long without supplies from outside. We only need to besiege it tightly, and we will win. ”

Sebastian chimed in, "Well, Adagasa-sama is right. In order to prevent the evil party from attacking the camp at night, a rapid reaction team of 3,000 people should also be deployed in the camp. ”

"Makes sense, let's do it!"

After another week of nervous tension, one night later, smoke suddenly rose from the castle, and it seemed that the evil party had run out of ammunition and food to support it anymore, and in order to avoid being captured and humiliated, they chose to set themselves on fire to thank the emperor.

Entering Aosaka Castle, which was engulfed in flames, the shogunate army did not find a single living mouth except for a few charred corpses.

"Admiral Nakaro, we have won after all!" said Yoshitaka Ashika, standing in the middle of the collapsed rubble.

"It's a pity that I can't use the sword Elm Masanari to relieve the hatred in my heart!" his cousin Xinmiao Yoshisada had no way to vent the resentment in his chest, so he could only wave the treasure knife empty.

"Yes, you can finally return to Kanto. Salian said to them with a pretended lightheartedness.

Salian did not tell several of the descendants of the Hara clan about the secret tunnel, and according to Salian's estimation, it is very likely that the evil party has left the secret tunnel safely, and the corpses are just discarded by the shogunate army, and they are naturally unrecognizable after the fire. After this period of observation, he felt that the current Ashikasa Yoshitaka had reached the critical point of reaching loyalty. Salian heard that this man's father was now seriously ill, and he didn't want to lead his troops to the battle, so he was forced to come to the imperial capital just out of desperation. The coercion of the ruling power had already made him resentful, and the protracted but fruitless siege had made him resentful. Therefore, the best way to appease them is to let these unstable elements return to Kanto now, and Salian has already discussed with Chieko through Calamus's contact.

Returning to the imperial capital, because this victory was regarded as the end of the "Initiation Emperor Rebellion", the Emperor Houtianyuan, who had retained the supreme power of the imperial court, was overjoyed and held a wine party for several days. On the other hand, Nanjo Pumo, the shogunate governor in Xiangshu, also issued an order to withdraw his troops.

One day in the Left Minister's Office, Salian was painting a thrush for Chieko.

"Zhikeiko, although the rebellion on the surface has been suppressed, the spark below is still there, why are your brother and Emperor Houtian so determined. ”

"Hehe, they don't know the truth, and the juniors around them just pass the news of the victory to them, so that they can get a reward and make a fortune. If I hadn't fought for you, you and Sebastian wouldn't even have a nominal position. Several royal families around my brother, the close associates of the Emperor Hou Tian and the monks have gained a lot of benefits by taking advantage of the 'Initiation Emperor Rebellion'!"

"I see, so now no one is willing to do their best for the shogunate. Civil and military talents like Ashika Yoshitaka and Shinae Yoshisada were not rewarded, but were repeatedly reprimanded, and they all deviated from morality, and it was good not to betray. Chieko, you should persuade your brother more and let him win over these people. ”

Alas, he thinks these are diseases of ringworm and scabies, and they are not enough to worry about. ”

A few days later, Hitomi and Phantom Jade, who had accompanied the Lord of the Xianmen Temple back to the mountain, also returned. With peace in the Far Eastern Islands, Salian and Sebastian prepare to return to August, while Chieko continues her studies. But the friends were reluctant to let them go, so Hitomi, Phantom Jade, and Ranzakura came to Sana Island together using Xiangzhou's super yuan teleportation array.

There are still a few days before the new semester, and there are not many people in the academy, so everyone has had a good time on the island and in the academy, and the customs of the western continent have surprised several girls who have never been there.

"This is just the scenery of Itkanlia, I have the opportunity to take you to my hometown of the Divine Grace Empire, the scenery there is good!"

In the end, Hitomi and Phantom Jade reluctantly returned to the Far Eastern Islands, and Salian promised them to take the two of them on an in-depth tour of the Western Continent during the next vacation. Sakura, on the other hand, stayed, as Sebastian's retainer she didn't want to leave her lord for a long time, and she was a good and loyal ninja.

Salian has matured in both horror and political thought, and his main purpose this semester is to work with space-time magic. Digesting the cheats he got from the crystal dragon, combined with Professor Scottino's systematic teaching, Salian finally became a high-level magician from a low-level magician. He even mastered the method of making space items, but unfortunately there were no materials for him to show his skills.