Chapter 70 The old man of Ueno Zenji Temple comes

Located at the southern end of the castle of Senkokuji Temple, it used to be an annex of Anyun Temple, but after the temple was renovated and built, it was strengthened into an outer warp, and the monastery was also turned into a military house.

However, the garrisons were all dispatched to the defense of the tiger out pill under the city, and there were no defenders in the curling wheel for a long time.

Among the various curling wheels, the Hosein curly wheel is closest to the Torademaru built at the foot of the mountain, so after entering the city, the Togakure ninja chose to dig a crypt secret passage here, which was originally used as a retreat to escape after the fall of the castle, but he did not guess that it would come in handy when Shaotian Shigegao purged the rebels.

The entrance and exit are in the corner of the overgrown wall, and even if there are guards passing by, it is not possible to find it if you don't look closely, or even if it is discovered, this secret passage looks more like a dog hole, and sweeping away the dead grass covered with it is a narrow pit that can be climbed by one person.

When Ono Tadaaki came with him, he made a lot of ideas about infiltrating the city, such as flying apes jumping over walls, ninja sickle climbing and many other ninja secret techniques.

When he inquired and learned that it was the more mysterious 'Five Elements Escape Method' in the legend, he was still looking forward to it, and Gao Shisheng specially instructed him before leaving, so that he could have a good understanding of the abilities of these hidden ninjas, and what the level was.

Anecdotes about the immortal ninja such as the flying ape Kato have spread far and wide, even if you don't believe that there is really any great immortal method, but ninjutsu must always have something to offer.

When he saw this group of ninjas taking him to drill the dog hole, he was speechless to the extreme, and couldn't help but glance at the ninja leader who was dressed like a ronin in the lead.

Meaning to ask again, is this what you call the Earth Escape Technique? When he saw the other party's urging gesture, Rao was full of words in his heart, and in the end he could only turn into a sigh.

He was the most depressed, and when he was almost hacked to death by the thieves of the Takeda Army, he never thought that he would one day drill a dog hole.

It's no wonder that ninjas are despised and ridiculed by people like the local tycoons, and now it seems that they are not all prejudice, but are really the opposite of the samurai's ethos of valuing the righteousness of words and deeds.

Mitsuhide Naito didn't have such a hypocrisy as him, so he lay on the ground right away, led a few bold evil parties, and crawled over.

Inside the Tiger Out Pill below, there are blazing bonfires burning everywhere, not only to warn the enemy of night sneak attacks, but also to let the Imagawa army 'see' the prestige and fighting spirit of the castle.

It's just that the morale in the castle is far from being as high as it seems, and after the battle with the Imagawa army outside the castle, they return to their respective barracks to drink, wash away the blood stains on their bodies with alcohol, and anesthetize the fear of the death and injury of their comrades, which shows that the drinking water in the castle has been attacked by the Togakushi ninjas, and there is a problem of supply difficulties.

However, it is not surprising that Senkokuji Castle itself is famous for its sake brewing, and can even be sold as far as Kyoto by a merchant in Kyoto, so it is not surprising that there is a large amount of sake stored in the castle.

In the evening stove pot, the multigrain porridge mixed with acorn noodles was no longer as abundant as in the previous days, and each ashigaru received less and less rations, from the original group of ashigaru and one cook, to two or three groups of ashigaru together to cook together, which can be seen from the sparse cooking smoke rising from the bottom of the mountain.

The ashigaru ate and drank in frustration, scolding the name of Shigetaka Shoda, and venting their anger as if they were impotent and furious.

No one dared to flee from the city, because the hundreds of old and weak people who were executed one after another by Gao Shisheng on the first day had already made the Ashigaru at the bottom frightened, even if he guessed that his subordinates might be colluding with the Imagawa army inside and outside, he did not dare to take the lead in opening the city and surrendering.

Although these mud-legged people are not smart, they are definitely not stupid, and they know their worthless life in the eyes of the samurai master.

All they could do was to continue to be patient, try to save their worthless lives in the eyes of the samurai lords, and wait for the wealthy clans in the city to make peace with the besieging Imagawa army as soon as possible.

"Zen master passing by, you gang of miscellaneous soldiers with no long eyes, why don't you hurry up and get out of the way for me!"

Mitsuhide Naito took the evil party and ninja dressed as ronin, and opened the way for Ono Tadaaki in front, and the group swaggered like this, going down the road from the curved wheel of the Dharma Temple, and the narrow 'dog walking narrow road' can continue all the way around Torano Maru.

When they came to this vicinity, they couldn't see the bonfire at the head of the city, but ran into a team of ashigaru patrolling the night, and without Ono Tadaaki opening his mouth, these ninjas stepped forward with horsewhips and scabbards and bombarded each other, so frightened that the other party knelt down to the side of the road and got out of the way.

This is already the third team of Ashigaru encountered, but the monk's robe taken on Ono Tadaaki's body is not the one who dares to come forward to interrogate, just as he is the scripture master of Anyun Temple who helps pacify the people.

There was also a samurai who thought he was clever and wanted to send troops to follow his servants to curry favor with the great monk and see if he could receive an extra portion of the rations tomorrow, but he was charged with dereliction of duty and was severely whipped.

Although Shaotian Shigetaka arranged a night patrol team and set up an interrogation order, he failed to implement it, which was much worse than the Imagawa army outside the camp, of course, because the defenders in the city had a chaotic background, and unlike him, he did not have enough prestige like Gao Shisheng to firmly suppress the wealthy families in the army.

Standing at the fork in the road, you can see the houses and alleys near and far, the mountain temple in the north of the city, and the unguarded inner city gate not far away. In the confused night, I can't see clearly, the simple houses are swarthy, the bright moon hangs on the mountain temple in the north of the early city, and the bell rings in the middle of the city, resounding inside and outside the city, and everyone subconsciously turns their heads to look at the north where the pavilion is located.

Mitsuhide Naito does not have the Buddha heart of Zen meditation at this time, nor does he have the Yaxing of moon appreciation. He carefully observed the inner gate of the city not far away, at this time it was almost time, in the middle of the night, most of the fires in the Shaotian military house guarding the city were extinguished, and it was pitch black, and occasionally one or two fires were seen shining everywhere, either the night patrol team he had met before, or the vigil in the city that had not yet slept in the city.

He is different from Ono Tadaaki, the monk is caught and suffers at most flesh and skin, if he falls into the hands of Shaotian Shigegao, I am afraid that his head will be hung on the city wall, and he will not be able to do things with his head carelessly.

Passing through the inner gate of the castle, he cautiously approached the barn where the ronin was, and as soon as he approached, he was surrounded by the ronin on the ambush, and the two sides immediately fought with each other, but these days there are often hidden ninjas haunting. Communicating with the wealthy families, these ronins did not make a noise, but waited for the other party to reply first.

Ono Tadaaki was not in a hurry, and stepped forward to separate the followers. He whispered, "You can report to Shimazaki Keishin, and the old people of Ueno Kuni's Changnian Temple have come to see you." ”

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