Katsuhisa originally heard that most of the fifty-three wealthy families in Minami Omi Koga County had rebelled against most of them, but after being reminded by the Oda retainers, he learned that two days ago, the lord of Achi County's Achie Castle, Catie Sadakei, rebelled and welcomed back the Rokkaku Yoshiken father and son.

Let Katsuhisa be a little speechless, it was fine when he passed Omi six or seven days ago, but now it's okay, I don't dare to go any way, take Ise and enter Minami Omi, but it's even more chaotic there; If you go back the way you came, Aichi-gun, who happened to be rebellious, will be in the way to Gamo-gun.

At this time, the half-soldier was silent on his horse, as if he was thinking about something, which made Katsuhisa, who was used to Asano Nagamasa's chatter, a little uncomfortable for a while.

Katsuhisa Sema approached the half-guard and asked:

"Is there anything on the Hanbei's mind?"

The half-guard nodded, he habitually thought about countermeasures when he was in a hurry:

"I'm thinking about the matter of Catjiang City, I have seen this person in Catjiang Zhenjing, and he has a military strategy in his chest, and although Catjiang City is not as strong as some famous cities, it is crisscrossed by stone walls and earth, and the moats outside the city are dense, and the road at the city gate is narrow, so the army cannot be used at all; What's more, there is still a water source inside, and if Sadakei is determined to hold on, then the Oda army may not be able to break through in a short time. ”

Katsuhisa smiled indifferently:

"No matter how long he can resist, if His Highness Nobunaga raises a large army to go up to Luo again, it will only be a mantis arm as a car."

Hanbei doesn't seem to agree with Katsuhisa's idea:

"Shiro must remember that you can't underestimate others at any time, and the matter of Tao Qingxian and Imagawa Yoshimoto is a lesson from the past."

Katsuhisa also felt that he was a little blindly admiring Oda Nobunaga, although he knew the general trend of the world as a traverser, but Oda Nobunaga also didn't know how many life and death moments he had experienced, and he lost all the games if he was not careful:

"Shiro has been taught, but this matter has nothing to do with us, so let's let the Oda family have a headache! After returning to Beijing, we must step up our planning for Izumo, and I hope that Hanbei will mention it more in the future. ”

Seeing this, the half-guard also smiled and nodded.

Just when Katsuhisa and his entourage were not far from Gifu Town, a samurai of the Oda family came on a fast horse.

The samurai rode his horse and came to Katsuhisa and the others, dismounted and saluted:

"May I ask if it's His Royal Highness Katsuhisa?"

"Oh, that's right down there."

The samurai took out a letter from his clothes and brought it to Katsuhisa:

"In Shimosawaki Yoshiyuki, on the orders of His Royal Highness Nobunaga, my lord, I have issued an order: the generals of the Nizi army must go to Catie Castle to help in the battle, and they belong to the command of Lord Niwa Nagahide, this is a military order document."

Katsuhisa took it and saw that he was indeed asked to go to the battlefield of Catie City, and there was a monogram of Nobunaga's inji on it

"I understand, please bring a message to His Highness Nobunaga, Katsuhisa respects his life."

"Oh! I wish His Royal Highness Katsuhisa good luck! ”

After saying that, Yoshiyuki Sawaki turned over and returned to Gifu Castle.

Waiting for Yoshiyuki Sawaki to go away, Evil Hachiro said angrily:

"Oda Nobunaga doesn't take our boss seriously, there are so many people in the Oda family, but we have to work hard! We are not his retainers. ”

"Shut up Hachiro, be careful that trouble comes out of your mouth."

Katsuhisa glared at the open-mouthed Hachiro and scolded him; Then he said to everyone:

"At this point, I can only go to Catie Castle once, and His Royal Highness Nobunaga asked me to wait to assemble at Baekjeji Temple, but fortunately, I did not ask for the number of troops, and I also saved the trouble of spending money to recruit soldiers."

The half-guard stared at Katsuhisa and said with a smile:

"If we can't satisfy His Highness Nobunaga this time, then we won't be able to ask for the help of the Oda family in the future, maybe the Oda retainers in Kyoto won't even give us those 50 iron cannons."

Shikanosuke on the side smiled easily:

"This time, we can't let the Oda family underestimate us, let them see how powerful the Izumo samurai are!"

"Yes! I also happened to be looking for these Omi people to practice their hands, and I have been suffocating for the past few days. ”

"At that time, it will be more than one to see who will win more heads."

"Compare to compare."

Katsuhisa looked at everyone, and he looked enthusiastic; He was also very satisfied that everyone had no objections, and he understood that there was no reward for fighting this battle, and if he didn't fight well, he would wait for Oda Nobunaga's reproach!

At this time, the half-guard suddenly said to Katsuhisa:

"If I just wait to help in the war, I will be despised by the Oda retainers, so I want to go to Sawa Yamashiro to borrow troops first."

Katsuhisa asked the half-soldier suspiciously:

"How could the Asai family lend us troops?"

"It's not that I'm borrowing troops from Asai Nagamasa, but I'm the lord of Sawa Mountain Castle, I've had an old relationship with him when I'm at Asai's house, and I have a way to let him borrow troops."

Katsuhisa looked at the confident half-soldier, and no longer asked what to do, so he could only nod in agreement:

"Be careful on the road, I'll wait for you at Baekje Temple."

Katsuhisa turned to the team and shouted:

"Qingguang, and the city, you two go with the half-guards."

"Oh!"

Honjo Kiyomitsu and Maki and Ichichi rode out of the ranks.

"Without further ado, I'll go first, drive!"

After the half-soldier finished speaking, he took the castle Kiyomitsu and Maki and the city to fight the horses and left.

Katsuhisa looked at such a decisive half-soldier and couldn't help but sigh:

"The half-guards are really a treasure!"

He turned to the rest of the people and said:

"Let's go! I'll go to Baekje Temple and assemble. ”

"Oh!"

When Katsuhisa and the others came, they had seen Baekjeji Temple from a distance under the guidance of Asano Nagamasa, and he probably knew the direction.

On the other side, at this time, the inside and outside of [Catjiang City] were already a busy scene, and the four-eyed knots of the hexagonal family in the city were hunting in the wind.

There were no less than 1,000 people inside and outside the castle, and from time to time dozens or hundreds of people came to assemble, all of whom were unwilling to serve Oda.

In fact, from another point of view, what is the difference between their resistance and what Niko Katsuhisa and others have to do? It doesn't matter whether it is just right or not, only winning or losing; This is the troubled times of the Warring States.

The city lord Catie Zhenjing personally led the team to strengthen the city defense, he did not have any fear in the face of the Oda army, the food and water sources in the city are sufficient, and it is not a problem to hold on for a year, you have to ask what to do after that year? Then who knows what the pattern of the world will become at that time.

Rokkaku Yoshiken Seung-jin also put on the ancestral Sasaki Okama, holding a Buddhist bead in one hand, and praying with words in his mouth.

At this time, a retainer ran in panting and prayed:

"My lord, Iga and Saga don't want to come to Omi to fight, they said let's withdraw to Iga Forest and fight with the Oda army to wait for the opportunity."

Hexagonal Yixian opened his eyes and thought back to the scenery that once responded, and now there are no more than a thousand soldiers, and there is only one city; I don't know if the wealthy clans in Koga County are still willing to support the Rokkaku family.

He sighed and replied lightly:

"Got it."

"Oh!"

The samurai retreated, and then his son Rokkaku Yoshiji came in and said in a loud voice:

"I ordered the Koga people to come to their aid, but no one has come, and I must kill all these treacherous people."

Rokkaku Yixian looked at this uncompetitive son, who could only shout all day long, and he shouted loudly:

"Koga has tried their best to hold back the forces of Murai Sadakatsu and Kinoshita Hideyoshi, how can they support themselves? You are now the governor of the hexagonal family, and if you use your brain first, you only know how to blame others all day long. ”

Rokkaku Yoshiji didn't dare to talk back, and sat on the ground angrily; At this time, someone came to report:

"Lord Kaiyu, Lord Lord, Lord Mochizuki Dingshi, Lord Kurokawa Sokei ask to see."

Rokkaku Yoshiken was stunned when he heard this, didn't the Koga people come, and after glancing at his uncompetitive son, he replied to the samurai outside the hall:

"Invite them in!"

"Oh!"

A moment later, Mochizuki and Kurokawa and others walked in, although Mochizuki and Kurokawa Sokei were dressed as samurai, but the people behind them were all ninjas;

This has something to do with the customs and culture of the Koga region, where most of the 53 Koga clans are local ninja clans, and unlike the ninjas of the Niko and Mori clans, who are good at espionage and intelligence, the Koga ninjas are good at poison, assassination, and guerrilla warfare, and they are also similar to the Tokugawa ninja army in the Roxagonal Army, but they are semi-independent.

"See the Great Lord, the Lord."

Rokkaku Yoshiken heard that the Koga people were still calling themselves like this, indicating that they had no idea of joining the Oda family, and smiled with relief:

"Everyone has come from afar, hard work!"

"Oh!"

Mochizuki replied respectfully:

"I waited for the letter of help from the lord and set off, but Koga Prefecture was also invaded by the Oda army, and it was impossible to send a large number of reinforcements, so the county decided to let my two families support first, and if the situation in the county improves, more people will come."

If any daimyo wants to dissolve the system and actually rule here, then you have to wait for endless guerrilla warfare and assassinations that cannot be prevented!

Rokkaku Yoshiken nodded when he heard this, he also knew about the affairs of Koga County, and now that the Oda family was powerful, it was already precious that they could come to support.

"You have worked hard, we have a strong castle to defend, and I will be safe when the Oda army is defeated and retreated, and I will let your territory not be limited to Koga County."

Everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly replied:

"Thank you, Great Master."

Rokkaku Yoshiji, who had been too lazy to speak, was attracted by the young woman behind Mochizuki at this time, and the close-fitting ninja armor with the perfect body and face made him unable to take his eyes off.

The woman also saw the obscene gaze of Rokkaku Yoshiji, she snorted softly, and turned her head away with disdain.