The situation at Higashiyamaji Temple had already exceeded Tsugawa Soharu's expectations, and things did not develop as Tsugawa Soji had expected. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Reinforcements from Tsugawa Castle were delayed, and the enemy had already entered the temple.

When the only suppression site of the mountain gate was lost, Maeda Nariyi's advantage of being outnumbered became apparent. Groups of bandits surrounded Tsugawa Soji and the others, and although the morale of the Tsugawa family was still very good, the numerical disadvantage could not be reversed in a moment.

"Soji Tsugawa, are you still waiting for reinforcements from Tsugawa Castle? Haha, you won't be able to see it until you die! Maeda Narishige walked to the front at this time and said loudly to Soji Tsugawa in the center.

"Who are you?" Tsugawa Soji's eyes were over, and he said loudly, "I don't know Your Excellency, why did Your Excellency attack my family?" ”

"Haha! Strangers? Maeda Cheng laughed angrily, "I am the Maeda family Maeda Satsuma Shouchengzhong, Tsugawa Soji, your subordinate Mizutani Kuji killed my brother and took away the century-old foundation of my Maeda family, and you dare to say that you don't know me?" ”

"It's you! The remnants of the Maeda family who escaped! Tsugawa Soji was stunned in his heart, gritted his teeth and said loudly.

Maeda Narishige smiled sneeringly, "Isn't that me?" Soharu Tsugawa, I didn't expect it. The former high-ranking governor of the Tsugawa family, known as the Eagle of the Senbei, will die at the hands of my Maeda Seishige! ”

"Don't talk nonsense, Maeda Narishige, if you want my Tsugawa Soji's life, then take it yourself!" Soji Tsugawa pulled out his sword and said loudly.

"Humph!"

"Kill!"

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"It's so noisy outside! Did something happen? "In a room inside the temple of Higashiyama Temple, a man dressed as a ronin is waking up from his deep sleep.

"It's already dawning," the man struggled to his feet, yawning.

Suddenly, the man seemed to remember something, and his expression changed, and he couldn't help but say loudly, "Oh, today is the day when the Eagle of the Immortal North comes to Dongshan Temple, and I have long wanted to meet this terrible samurai who played with the Onodera Plantation Hall of the Onodera family between applause." ”

"Let's hope it's not too late to get out!"

However, the moment he walked out and pushed open the door and walked out, he heard the words Maeda Narishige "Tsugawa Soji, death" and other words, and then the reply of a man who "called" Tsugawa Soji made the eyes of the man who was already drowsy suddenly light up.

"Soji Tsugawa looks like he's in danger, hmph, it looks like he's awake just right!"

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"Kill!" Soji Tsugawa slashed left and right under the protection of several flags, taking away a few bandits from Maeda Narishikata from time to time. After two years of hard fighting, Tsugawa Soji's banner has a long history of battlefield experience, and it is also very well-equipped, although it occupies a disadvantage in numbers, but it still occupies an advantage to a certain extent.

But this was only the beginning, as the battle progressed and the casualties on both sides continued, the side with more people was indeed more advantageous, and many of Tsugawa Soji's banners were almost out of strength to wield their swords.

"Be careful, lord!" Just as Tsugawa Soji was getting carried away, Takahashi Koke suddenly burst out from the side of Tsugawa Soji and cut down a bandit who was trying to sneak up on Tsugawa Soharu to the ground.

"My lord, I don't know why the reinforcements from Tsugawa City haven't arrived for so long. Kojuro Matsui has been asking for help for so long, so it stands to reason that reinforcements should have arrived. Takahashi Koke said to Soji Tsugawa beside him while fighting.

"Drink!" Soji Tsugawa stabbed a thief into the body of a bandit, and said without looking back, "Since the enemy dares to attack me, then I must have made a detailed plan in advance, and there may be some trouble in Tsugawa Castle, so reinforcements have not come for a long time." ”

"That said, I don't believe that I, Tsugawa Soji, would die at the hands of these miscellaneous fish." Although Soji Tsugawa said this, he had already beaten a drum in his heart, "My God, what about the pig's foot halo that I said?" It's not going to really die here today! ”

At this moment, Maeda Narishige, who was standing in the rear watching the battle, suddenly felt a cold wind behind him, and subconsciously dodged, and a sharp knife came out of Maeda Narishige's clothes.

Maeda Narishige rolled on the ground, raised his head, and saw an imposing man standing with a knife standing at the position where Maeda Narishige was standing just now, looking directly at Maeda Narishige.

"Bastard, who are you?" Maeda said angrily.

"Haha! I'm Sasaki Mataro, and the most unaccustomed thing in my life is to fight more and less, and Tsugawa Soji is mine, you miscellaneous fish are not worthy of his head! ”。

Sasaki Mataro, born in the Sasaki family, a wealthy family in the Dewa country (the Sasaki family is the later Salmon Yan family, and Salmon Yan Sadazuna was changed to Salmon Yan after he was subordinate to the Onodera family, and he has always been Sasaki before. When he was a teenager, he followed his father Shuichiro Sasaki to travel to Kanto, Jinji and other places, and also learned kendo from famous masters. After seven or eight years of study, Sasaki Mataro, who thought he had succeeded in his studies, left his father and returned to Sasaki's house alone, while Sasaki Mataro's father, Shuiichiro Sasaki, stayed in a dojo in Kanto to become a swordsmanship.

The young and vigorous Sasaki Mataro had just returned to Dewa when he heard about the daimyo of Tsugawa Soji, and his curiosity suddenly filled Sasaki Mataro's heart, so Sasaki Mataro decided to go to see for himself whether Tsugawa Soji was really as unbeatable as rumored.

"Bastard! Kill him for me! Maeda Narita angrily commanded several bandits around him.

"Kill!" The four or five bandits around Maeda Seishige hurriedly rushed towards Sasaki Mataro, but Sasaki Mataro was not afraid of danger, raised his sword and rushed towards several bandits, and after a while, only Sasaki Mataro was left standing alone in the gale.............

"Humph! There is not a single one who can fight. Sasaki Mataro pursed his lips, looked at Maeda Narishige who opened his mouth wide on the side with disdain, and said loudly, "Eh, is there anyone else?" If there is no one, your head will be accepted! ”

"Bastard!" Seeing Sasaki Mataro's understatement, Maeda Narishige was also aroused into a nameless anger!

"Kill!" Maeda Narishige drew his sword and rushed towards Sasaki Mataro with a slash. Although Sasaki Mataro was arrogant, he was not underestimated, and he barely raised the sword to defuse Maeda Narishige's attack, and then slid down with a knife, and with a force on his wrist, the sword in Maeda's hand was shot down.

Then a moment of white light crossed in front of Maeda Narishige's eyes, and then.... And then there is no more......... When Sasaki Mataro put the knife back into its scabbard, there was another headless corpse on the ground........ (To be continued.) )