Chapter 197 Believe it to be true

Just when Rokkaku Yoshiken and the retainers of the Rokkaku family were discussing the offensive strategy, a ashigaru suddenly broke in from outside the door, and saw a panicked person come to the middle of the assessment room, knelt on the ground and saluted and said: "Report to your lords, Lord Kuchigi is halfway to the front of the battle to transport grain and grass, suddenly there is a Asai army to kill, Lord Kuchiki is fighting with the enemy, and sent his subordinates to ask for help, and please send reinforcements as soon as possible, otherwise the grain and grass will not be guaranteed, please decide." ”

Rokkaku Yoshiken and all the samurai present listened to it, and couldn't help but be shocked, if it was because of their own and other people's unfavorable care, causing the lord to be hungry, they didn't dare to think about the consequences, they still clearly remembered that soon after the lord succeeded to the throne, because Naito Kentoyo spoke out, he was killed by the lord, if the army's heart was unstable because of the lack of food in front of the army, I am afraid that they would only follow in his footsteps.

Thinking of this, he heard Rokkaku Yoshixian hurriedly ask, "How many troops does the enemy army have?" How far is it now? Has grain and grass ever been robbed? ”

I only listened to the clansman without thinking, and answered these questions one by one: "Lord Hui, the enemy army is about 300 people, and it is currently five miles away from this place. ”

Five miles is not too far, and the road is very smooth and easy to walk, if it is a rapid march, it will not take half an hour to reach, and the enemy's army is only three hundred, as long as you send an army to it, you will be able to defeat it, so that even if the grain and grass are robbed, or burned by it, the lord should not be blamed.

Liujiao Yixian also knew that Lu Dao didn't have much time left for him, so he didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly said: "The little lotus pack army was attacked, and it must be rescued, we should go to the rescue as soon as possible, I don't know who wants to lead the army to go?" ”

Before anyone agreed, I saw that Otani Yoshimasa hurriedly opened his mouth and persuaded him: "Lord Rokkaku is slow, I think that the Asai family suddenly sent an army to attack the small lotus army for no reason, this matter is too strange, please think, at present, in the mountain castle of Sawa, the enemy has not many troops for defense, how can he divide an army to attack our army's grain and grass at this time?"

Moreover, even if it succeeds, what can it be, the strength of the army is only two or three hours out of food, and there is no big problem, besides, the enemy army is only 300 people, and the outcome is still difficult to predict, with the cautious character of Asai Nagamasa, how could he give such a useless order at this critical moment, so, according to the following, I can only see that there must be fraud in this matter, and please think twice. ”

After listening to his tirade, Yamazaki Kataku looked a little impatient, when is it now, regardless of whether he is cheating, or keep the grain and grass first, and not be punished by the lord is the right way, just listen to him said eagerly: "Lord Otani, now the eyebrows are burning, then there is still time to think twice, if it is delayed like this, when the small lotus army is defeated, the grain and grass are destroyed, in case the lord is really to blame, then who should be responsible, is Lord Otani willing to bear the loss this time?" ”

"This ......" Otani Yoshimasa heard that the people present were going to put all the blame on himself, and he had nothing to say, if he took care of everything, in case it was not as he thought, then the lord really blamed him, and he would definitely not be able to escape the crime of neglect, and besides, this matter can be big or small, if someone slanders the lord again, it may be difficult to keep his family name, it is better to bear it with everyone present, in this case, there will not be much of the crime left on his head.

Thinking of this, Otani Yoshimasa stopped talking, anyway, if there was an accident, everyone present would be punished together, and besides, Rokkaku Yoshiken was the main general, and with him on top, what else did he have to worry about.

"Lord Hexagon, I am willing to lead the army to rescue the small lotus troops, and I ask for your approval." Sanyun Chengzhi took the lead and said, he was regretting that he couldn't follow the lord out of the battle before, but just when he heard that the enemy's Kotani army suddenly appeared on his family's territory, this made him start to get excited, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is a piece of meat, as long as it can destroy them, it is more or less credit, it is better than doing nothing all day long like now.

However, there were many people who thought the same as him, and as soon as his words fell, the few remaining samurai present also opened their mouths, wanting to lead the army to the rescue, and even later, everyone began to struggle over this matter. ,

"Okay, shut up, Yamazaki Katake, Sankumo Chengzhi, I order the two of you to lead five hundred troops, immediately go to the rescue, be sure to completely annihilate the enemy army, Yamanaka Toshiyo, Otani Yoshimasa, you two immediately go down to re-prepare grain and grass, and when ready, lead two hundred troops to escort them to the main tent outside Sawa Mountain Castle."

Rokkaku Yoshiken thought again, in case the rotten wood Mototsuna couldn't resist the attack of the Asai family and the grain and grass were destroyed, so if it was sent again, it wouldn't be delayed for too long, and if the grain and grass were not destroyed, it would be a big deal to pull back the grain and grass sent for the second time.

"Rokkaku-sama, if you send out an army of seven hundred, then there will only be one hundred ashigaru left in the Aragami Mountain Castle to defend, in case the enemy comes to steal the city, how to deal with it?" Otani Yoshimasa couldn't help but say worriedly, compared with the small lotus troops, the grain and grass in this Aragami Mountain City is the most important thing, and there must be no mistakes.

"The Asai family is already short of troops, and they have already divided three hundred to attack Xiao Heda, how can they divide the army again? This is a taboo for soldiers, how could Asai Nagamasa not know, besides, this place is not close to the battlefield, even if Asai Nagamasa sent someone to sneak attack after learning the news, at that time, the 500 troops led by Yamazaki Katake and Mikumo Narumi had already returned to the city victoriously, even if the enemy came, what was there to fear? Needless to say, without further ado, let's go down and prepare. ”

Everyone present thought about it and felt that what Rokkaku Yixian said also made some sense, so they stopped persuading and got up and walked towards the assessment room.

Just as everyone left and Rokkaku Yoshiken returned to the inner room, a black shadow flashed outside the window of the assessment room, and this black shadow was Ishikawa Goemon, who had been lurking here for a few days, and now he saw that the enemy was finally going to lead the army out of the city, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and the time for his own contribution was coming.

In Aragami Mountain City, in addition to himself, the remaining ten ninjas are all ambushed near the granary, because their ninjutsu is not high, so they do not dare to move lightly, only after Ishikawa Goemon sets fire, they will appear, and their mission here is to expand the fire, expand to the point of being out of control, even if the task is completed.

Don't look at the age of Ishikawa Goemon, but under the strict training of Wasuka Masakatsu, his delicate mind has already surpassed his peers by much. Now, the enemy has left the city, but he did not move lightly, but continued to lurk, he is waiting for the enemy to go away, Ishikawa Goemon has already calculated the time, and after the enemy leaves the time of the two pillars of incense, he will start again, and then, even if the enemy sees the fire in the city, but wants to rush back, it is already too late, he is confident that it will not take a stick of incense to ignite all the grain stacks in the city.

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