Unlike Jingzhen's uncertainty, at this time, in the southern town and the Anayama clan, there was a song and dance.

Although it was daytime, the generals in the big tent had already lit a bonfire to ward off the cold and began the feast. Low-level samurai also followed suit, or ran to the brewery in the town in groups of three or five to drink and guess boxing, or sneaked into the dormitory to meet the warbler, and less than two or three out of ten still held out in the army. The unsupervised Ashigaru and the peasants and soldiers also became bold, and they stopped their drills one after another, gathered together to chat, and even worse, abandoned the guard guard task in their hands, and did not know where to hide to sleep.

All this was seen by the general of the army, the head of the Anayama clan, and the Anayama Izu Shobu. As the beloved son-in-law of Takeda Shintoka, he led the army to accompany Shintora on many expeditions, and was accustomed to seeing the elite of the military horses directly under the Takeda clan, so he was naturally dissatisfied with his own poor military discipline. However, he frowned many times at the old ministers or wealthy families of the spectrum who were drinking and shouting on both sides of his side, but he never pulled down his face and began to reprimand.

First, although the Anayama clan is the banner leader of the western part of Kai, and has the power to dominate and recruit the surrounding wealthy clans, this relationship between the upper and lower levels is actually more like a loose alliance, which can only generally require them to obey orders such as sending troops to fight, and it is difficult to strictly restrain military discipline and other behaviors.

Second, as a third-party force sandwiched between Imagawa and Takeda, the Anayama clan was naturally divided into three factions: pro-Imagawa, pro-Takeda, and seeking independence. The former governor of the family, Nobuyomo Anayama's father, Anayama Trade Wind, belonged more to the independence faction, so he successively turned away from the Imagawa and Takeda families, and finally got mixed up with the Imai and Oi clans, and jointly set off the "Great Rebellion in the Kingdom of Xiangroku", and was just killed by Takeda Nobuta in the Battle of Kawabehara last year. After Anayama Nobutomo succeeded to the throne, he was more pro-Takeda stance, regardless of his father's enmity, he married Takeda Nobuto's second daughter (Minamishoin) as his wife, and he was the head of Takeda Nobuhu everywhere, which caused the dissatisfaction of the remaining two factions, so he did not have high control over the family. If you can't open your mouth to reprimand, but instead trigger a group attack, you will lose face.

"That's it, this time, the Imagawa clan changed the old practice and joined the Hojo clan to take the capital of the county, and it was not at our behest that we dedicate a thousand ashigaru to support the main force of the hall master, and closely monitor the Suruga and Toe sides, and we have fulfilled our duty." Anayama Nobuyo smiled bitterly as he watched the demons in front of him dance wildly, and explained to himself.

"Now, there is no military and horse activity on the Imagawa territory, so even if they go out again from nearby cities such as Sunfu, we will have plenty of time to reorganize our men and horses and calmly respond to the battle, so that our subordinates can indulge in a while, and probably nothing will go wrong......

Back at the military camp in Nanjumo County and the territory, Jingzhen was still listening to the report of the leader of the ninja clan, Tozawa Baiyunsai, worriedly.

"Your Highness, according to our repeated comparison of the traces of the Imagawa clan's march, from the details such as the depth of the footprints and the number of pedestrian confessions, it can be roughly confirmed that only about two thousand of the 7,000 military horses raised by the High Heavenly God City entered Junfu Castle, and then turned to Gotemba Castle to confront the Pavilion Master. In addition, His Royal Highness Captain Fukushima Saemon has not shown his face in Gotemba Castle. ”

"The Imagawa clan took great pains to hide 5,000 military horses, and the plan must be not small. Now that the main battlefield where the hall owner is located has become a stalemate, it seems that the Imagawa clan's backhand to break the game has fallen here. "After listening to Tozawa Baiyunzhai's report, Jingzhen concluded." However, why has there been no movement in the High Heavenly God City? ”

"Your Highness's forgiveness is a dereliction of duty! However, Na Gao Tianjin Castle was originally a military mountain city, and there were no towns or villages under the city, so it was difficult to mix with nearby reconnaissance. This time, after absorbing the Yuanjiang army, the city gate was completely closed and martial law was imposed, and even flies and sparrows were difficult to set foot in. ”

"Well, the Fukushima clan must have carefully prepared for many years of drills for this cover-up, and it is not that you will be able to detect it in a moment and a half, and it is not that you are not careless. Then continue to maintain monitoring day and night, without negligence, and try to ensure your own safety!

"By the way, the previous victims will be given a hundred pensions, and if there are orphans after their deaths, they will be given two support rice until they reach adulthood."

"Your Highness's kindness, it is difficult to repay the broken bones of the Koga people!" Seeing that Jingzhen not only did not blame the incomplete information, but also gave preferential treatment to the dead and injured in addition to the comfort of the good life, Tozawa Baiyunzhai couldn't help but be grateful in addition to guilt, and couldn't wait to immediately give up his life to repay this kindness, so he bowed deeply with red eyes, and quickly rushed to the High Heavenly God City.

"Fuji member, attach today's information to our analysis, and also deliver it to His Highness Mamoru Izu!" Seeing Tozawa Baiyunzhai walking out of the barracks, Jingzhen smiled bitterly and said to the Mibuchi Fuji member beside him.

"Yes, but it's still a mystery how much influence this endless intelligence and analysis can have on His Highness Mamoru Izu. I heard that the Anayama clan army is now very stable in Nanbu Town! Mibuchi Fuji took the information and said with the same wry smile.

Dozens of miles away, the messenger quickly made a round trip. Anayama's reply was quick and simple:

"The general has made all the arrangements for the front-line defense of the Fuji River, and His Royal Highness Jingzhen does not have to worry about this."

Jingzhen can be regarded as hitting a soft nail, but with such a bit of information that is absolutely groundless, it is normal to be swept down by Anayama Nobuyo, so he didn't make much excuses, and could only expect more information from Tozawa Baiyunzhai.

After an uneventful day and night, late on the night of March 8, the calm on the southwestern border of Kai continued.

"Hasn't there been any movement in High Heaven God City? Can you guarantee that all the ways that can march are in sight, could it be that the Fukushima Army broke away from the surveillance and played a dark Chen Cang? ”

"Returning to Your Highness, our ninjas have set up secret sentry at all the intersections out of the city, rotating in three shifts, and insisting on double monitoring for twelve hours every day. If there are three or five peers quietly lurking out of the city, it is possible, but there are 5,000 people, and they can't fly with wings! ”

Nagasaka Masanobu laughed twice and said, "Big brother, what are you worried about?" Although Izu-samaru is a little lax and sloppy, he must be the same as us, and he will be vigilant when there is a stir. ”

Everyone echoed Nagasaka's opinion. What he said was good, and Jingzhen couldn't find anything to refute for a while, but he still felt that it was wrong in his heart, and Zhiwu said:

"Maybe I'm thinking too much, but I always feel like that Shu Han Jiang Wei, if I find a gap in Fukushima and cross over, then ......"

"Your Highness is also experiencing a major war for the first time, so it is wise to be cautious. It's just that you may not be familiar with the terrain of the High Heavenly God City, so you will have this concern. ”

"Located on the ridge of Mt. Ogasa, Takatenjin Castle is a key point for monitoring the three prefectures of Haruhara, Ogasa, and Iwata, and the castle is particularly steep depending on the mountain. However, corresponding to the advantages of being high on the top, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are only two feasible ways to get out of the city and down the mountain, and all the passes on the road are also unobstructed, making it difficult to sneak and march. The rest are unclimbable cliffs, and even if they sacrifice their lives to roll down the cliffs, they will be exposed to the view of the flat ground", Tozawa Hakusai boldly explained to him in order to relieve the struggling Jingzhen alone.

"Big brother, don't worry. My grandfather traveled all over the world in order to practice spearmanship, and stayed in Yuanjiang for a period of time, and he still had a lot of feelings about the steepness of the high heavenly god city, and often talked to me. It is indeed the same as what His Highness Tozawa said, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on the other, so the Fukushima army must not be able to swim out of the sea as a fish! Hahaha! ”

However, Nagasaka Nobumasa's joke, which seemed to want to liven up the atmosphere, made Jingzhen's face pale.

"By the sea...... Enshu Bay, Fuji River ......"

"They must have sailed from Ensu Bay to the Fuji River, and then abandoned the ship and headed north along the Fuji River. Compared to the high tenjin castle and the southern town, there is a full 100-mile warning distance, which is enough for the Cave Mountain Army to deal with it calmly; The mouth of the Fuji River is only 20 miles from Nanbu Town, and it can be reached in an hour and a half at night. His Royal Highness Mamoru Izu is in danger! Hearing Jingzhen's muttering, Naito Masatoyo, who had lived in Kai for generations, woke up as soon as possible.

"Your Highness, we must immediately report to His Highness Mamoru Izu, and at the same time alert the Kofu side!" Mibuchi Fuji also said eagerly.

"This is naturally the right thing to do, but I'm afraid it's too late. Nanbu Town is probably bleeding by now! If His Royal Highness Izu is defeated, this deviant division will definitely follow the convention and go straight to the Tsugasaki Pavilion. The owner of the hall is still confronting the main forces of Imagawa and Hojo, and when he hears this news, he must be unstable and taken advantage of by the other party, which is another big defeat! ”

"The Takeda clan won't destroy the country here, right?" , Yokota Takamatsu sat down on the ground with a thud, and said with blank eyes.

"That's not it, after all, the Takeda clan has been running Kai for decades, and even if it is defeated, it is enough to gather the remnants of the army, and retreat step by step to defend the Kusakikan, and the people of all parties will be united in the face of foreign enemies, and stand up together to protect their own territory, and then bribe the Ogiya Kamishi clan who is not willing to be lonely to sneak attack Sagami, and force the Hojo clan to withdraw and return to help. No matter how many casualties are used to wear down the Imagawa army, it will still be able to maintain it in the end. However, most of the country fell into burning and plundering, and countless deaths, injuries and scattered among the young and strong, the old and the young, were scattered, and most of this outcome was unavoidable. ”

Of course, this is also the ideal situation, and anything is possible in troubled times. Maybe His Royal Highness the Pavilion Master died directly on the battlefield, and the Takeda clan fell apart in an instant, and was directly divided between the two families, which is not a fantasy! ”

Seeing that everyone had no master, Jingzhen, as the backbone of the indispensable backbone, could only suppress the panic that also rose in his heart, and tried to maintain a calm and calm appearance to give orders.

"Tozawa Hakusai! The great dereliction of duty of the ninja is an important cause of this disaster, and you must take responsibility! Within half an hour, be sure to verify the truth of our inferences and present the results to me! ”

"In addition, from now on, all available forces will be scattered on the front line of the Fuji River, regardless of the cost, and I will always keep abreast of the movements of the Fukushima Army!"

"Below, under the general, he will personally grab the information, even if the entire army of the Koga people is annihilated, he will vow to send the information back!"

"Kuro! His Highness Takamatsu! Quickly ordered martial law and curfew to be imposed in the whole camp, and everyone was on standby in their respective tents and was not allowed to go out! At the same time, the baggage battalion immediately began to bury the pot to make rice, and distribute the rice balls and forage! ”

"Yes!"

"Fuji member! You quickly dispatch messengers to remind Ganli Bizen to take the direction of the Ryonai, the Heshisakikan, and Gotemba Castle, so that they can plan early! ”

"Under the command!"

"Changfeng, you are most familiar with this place, do you dare to follow me down the Busane-Fuji River to reconnoitre?"

"It's incumbent!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, in any case, since we have uncovered the Fukushima clan's tricks in advance, there is still a chance to redeem everything! Time is urgent, so let's get ready, please! ”

At this time, the southern town was transformed into an Asura hell, unlike the bustle and hustle and bustle of the day.

In the town, there were piles of flesh and blood everywhere, stumps and broken arms scattered all over the ground, corpses were layered on top of each other, blood was all over the ground, and there were bursts of moans and cries in the smell of blood.

It was originally the location of the Cave Mountain Clan's military array, and it was the core of this hellish picture. The battlefield stretched for miles was full of dead bodies, flags, and weapons. Although there were still some grieving and angry samurai who organized nearby Ashigaru to form a whirlpool of fierce resistance and fighting, but under the silence of thousands of Fukushima troops, these whirlpools eventually became smaller and smaller, dissolved, and swallowed up by the deep night and the darkness of the crowd.

Finally, with the last of the pre-death screams, the battlefield in the night calmed down again. The general at the head put away his sword, wiped the blood on his face, walked through the battlefield, and strode forward.

Just look at the general's seven-foot-long body, yellow eyes and red eyes, and strange description, along the way, the Fukushima Army on the way has not been a soldier and samurai, who is it not the general of the Fukushima clan and the lord of the High Heavenly God Castle, Fukushima Saemon Captain Sukeharu!

Fukushima Sukeharu searched all the way to the edge of the battlefield, and saw dozens of elite samurai surrounding the middle-aged monk guarding him, before he stopped, bowed his head and saluted, and said respectfully:

"This big break of the cave mountain clan is all thanks to Master Xuezhai's clever calculation. Although it is a pity that he escaped from the enemy's head cave mountain believer, but the overall situation has been decided, and there is no need to worry! ”

Even though this middle-aged monk was in the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, he was dressed in black but not stained with blood, and listened to Fukushima Sukeharu's compliment, but he did not react, still looked at the Fukushima army sergeant in the distance, and drove the surrendered cave mountain people to several places to divide and manage, chased the war horse that lost its master, and killed the seriously wounded enemy or friendly party with a knife, and chanted Buddha in his mouth. Fukushima did not complain about the monk's ignorance, but stood respectfully behind him and waited.

After a long time, the monk finally finished reciting the Buddhist scriptures, and then nodded slightly towards Fukushima Sukeharu and said:

"People outside the party shouldn't be haunted by red dust. However, the poor monk was entrusted by Lord Shosuke (Imagawa Shihui) and had no choice but to commit murder, so he could only go over and disperse the resentment here. His Royal Highness the Captain Saemon has been waiting for a long time. ”

"The Master's compassion is truly admirable! Now that the Anayama clan has been defeated, the door of Kai is wide open, and the master is asked to continue to teach him how to behave. ”

"Lord Kamisuke only ordered the poor monk to help His Royal Highness Saemon Lieutenant break through the Anayama clan and open the way to the north, and the rest of the matter will be decided by His Highness himself, and the poor monk is too weak to walk, so stay here and pray for His Highness." In the face of Fukushima Suharu's advice, the monk chanted a Buddha name, indifferently refused, and then ignored Fukushima Suharu's retention, and went to the east on his own, and the elite of the guards around him did not hesitate to follow.

Fukushima Sukeharu was deflated everywhere in front of this monk who did not eat oil and salt, and he was angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to show what happened, so he could only accompany him with a smiling face. Just because this monk is the Imagawa clan's military advisor Taiyuan Xuezhai, who is recognized as a wise and close demon and cannot be offended!

When it comes to Japan's Warring States, Oda Nobunaga and Imagawa Yoshimoto will inevitably be mentioned; When it comes to Imagawa Yoshimoto, you can't skip the "black-clothed prime minister" behind it - Taiyuan Xuezhai. His father, Anwara Saemon, was an important minister of the Imagawa clan and the lord of the Suruga Kunihara area, and his mother's Kotsu clan was also the leader of Yokoyama Castle in Suruga Province, and controlled the pirates of Suruga. He was intelligent since childhood, and he was attached to Buddhism early, cultivated profound Buddhism, and practiced in Suruga Zentokuji Temple and Kyoto Kenninji Temple, and later came out of the mountain under the repeated invitations of the Imagawa clan, and served as the Buddhist master of the Imagawa clan's five male Yoshiki Maru (legal name Tanyue Chengfang), leading his practice.

In the following ten years, the Imagawa clan and its eldest son, Imagawa clan Hui, two generations of family heads died one after another, and Taiyuan Xuezhai saw the opportunity for Tanyue Chengfang to come out. He immediately began to expand his power for his disciples. After Tandake Seiyoshi returned to the world and changed his name to Imagawa Yoshimoto, and officially joined the throne, Taiyuan Yukisai persuaded him to persuade Asahina Taino, Sena Shisada, Sekiguchi Shihiro, Yubisuke Shiro, Ohno Hikoshiro and other important ministers of the family, and successfully defeated their competitors in the Hanakura Rebellion and promoted Imagawa Yoshimoto to the position of head of the family.

After that, Taiyuan Yukisai supported Imagawa Yoshimoto for the rest of his life, and pushed the Imagawa family's power to the highest peak with his talents, so that he was able to compete with the neighboring daimyos. His military, political, and diplomatic achievements were extraordinary, and he single-handedly created the famous tripartite alliance of the Shogun, which allowed Imagawa Yoshimoto to run his Shangluo project without any worries, and even the contemporary famous generals Takeda Shingen and Hojo Shiyasu respected Taiyuan Yukisai. However, in just five years after the death of Taiyuan Xuesai, Imagawa Yoshimoto was defeated by Tsubashima, not only himself, but also because of the burial of a large number of retainers, which eventually led to the decline of the Imagawa family.

Therefore, from a certain point of view, when Taiyuan Xuezhai was alive, the Imagawa family had almost no defeat record, and they sang all the way and finally reached their heyday.

"Although the poor monks can't go along, they still have a few words to give to His Royal Highness Captain Saemon." Seeing that Fukushima Zhuchun was respectful along the way, Taiyuan Xuezhai still opened his mouth before leaving.

"Although His Royal Highness Captain Saemon has 5,000 people, there have been a lot of losses in the sea voyage and the night crossing of the Fuji River, and with the consumption of this battle, I am afraid that there are less than 3,000 now, right? Your Highness can't expect to rely on these 3,000 tired divisions to break through the Hesaki Pavilion and take all the Kai, right? ”

"Therefore, it is enough for His Royal Highness Captain Saemon to defeat the Anayama army, and all that remains is to march slowly all the way, fight steadily, and pose with great fanfare to threaten the Akikan, and when the people of Takeda are scattered, the balance outside the Gotemba Castle will be broken, and Takeda Shintora will inevitably be defeated. In this way, it is natural that a great task can be easily done. ”

"Your Royal Highness, Captain Saemon, you must remember that you are only a partial teacher. Although it is a wonderful hand, it is never a winner or loser, and the final point will always fall under the castle of the palace field, between the main forces of the two sides, don't forget your duty, blindly spoil the overall situation! ”

Hearing Taiyuan Xuezhai's gradually stern reminder, Fukushima Sukeharu, who had just been avenged and complacent, was greatly unconvinced, and actually overcame his strong awe of Taiyuan Xuezhai, and boldly defended himself:

"However, after this battle, the Anayama clan has no strength to fight again, and from the information on the interrogation of the prisoners of war just now, it can also be known that all the available soldiers in the entire territory of Kai have been looted by Takeda Shinto, and there are only a group of 100 people at most. However, even the western banner leader of the Cave Mountain Clan is so lax and deceiving, although we are exhausted, we are still able to deal with the inferior rabble. Why can't you go straight to the Kusaki Pavilion and make a contribution to the great cause of Lord Kamisuke! ”

Seeing that Fukushima Sukeharu, who was usually afraid of a mouse, actually dared to contradict himself, Taiyuan Xuezhai was surprisingly lifeless, just took a deep look at him and said calmly;

"Fang Cai has already said that the task of the poor monk has been completed, and His Royal Highness the Captain Saemon does not have to take it to heart, and he can concentrate on himself. Then I wish His Royal Highness Captain Saemon prosperity and good luck in advance! With that, he left directly with his own guards.

Moments later, the Fukushima Army, having cleaned up the battlefield, began to move north along the Fuji River again under the constraints of Fukushima Sukeharu. Listening to the heavy and rapid marching footsteps behind him, Taiyuan Xuezhai had a strange smile.

"It's hard to persuade a damn ghost with good words. Lord Sosuke is clearly not a long-lived man, and when the time comes, it will be obvious that His Royal Highness will support Genhiro Megen (Genkoshi Keitan is Imagawa Yoshimoto's cousin and later rival, and has the background of his mother, the Fukushima clan, so Fukushima Sukeharu will naturally support him). That's all I say, no one can find fault, so let you and the others suffer well, so as to reduce the trouble for Yoshiju Maru (Imagawa Yoshimoto). ”