Watanabe Moritsuna, who was waiting outside the castle, saw that the time was almost up, so he shouted, "The time has come, and I don't know how you will discuss, so I can go and report back to my lord." ”

Sadaji looked behind him reluctantly, and the three-story castle tower was still standing, this was the first time he had been in charge of the castle tower, but it was so short-lived.

I saw that he straightened the worn-out abdominal scroll on his body, stepped forward and said: "Lord Watanabe, I have decided to abandon the city, and please wait for me to leave, and then report back, I wonder if Lord Watanabe can agree?" ”

Bee House Sadaji kept an eye on it, if Watanabe Moritsuna was asked to report to the Takayama clan now, then when they left the city, Takayama's army should almost arrive here, in case he repented, his side did not have Nishio Castle to rely on, how could he resist the impact of Takayama Iron Thorn. If that's the case, then his hard work in the past few months will be in vain. But if Watanabe Moritsuna waits for them to leave, then it will be too late for them to chase after them.

Although his wishful thinking was good, what Beeya Sadaji didn't expect was that at this moment, the army under the command of the clan was stationed in the Mirror River, two miles away from Nishio City, and if he really wanted to catch up, with the speed of the Iron Thorn Horse, it would not take him a moment or three to catch up.

Watanabe Shougang knew the lord's intentions, and the lord just wanted to seize the castle, and he didn't have any idea about the castle guards, so he dared to agree to them, and now seeing that the enemy had agreed to give up the city, and his goal had been achieved, he replied very happily: "Okay, this matter is up to you, I will stay here for a while, and after you leave, I will report back to the lord." ”

Seeing that the other party agreed, Beehouse Sadaji looked overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Then there is Lord Lao Watanabe, and I will lead the army out of the city in the future." ”

In a short time, the gate of Nishio Castle was opened again, and several samurai rode at the front of the procession, followed closely by twenty or thirty listless bannermen, and at the very back of the procession were hundreds of peasants and soldiers dressed in coarse linen clothes and armed with bamboo guns and sticks. I saw that they looked panicked, and there was no formation at all.

When the people were waiting to leave the city, Watanabe Shoutsuna grabbed the horse's belly, came to the side of the city gate fifty meters away, and was engrossed, and began to be nervous and vigilant, he was not afraid of the enemy to kill himself, and Beehouse Sadaji definitely did not have the courage, he was afraid that among these enemies, some people would jump over the wall in a hurry, which would be unfavorable to him. But that didn't happen.

After the enemy had already left the castle and marched a few hundred meters to the east, Watanabe Moritsuna turned his horse's head and returned to Kagagawa to report to the clan.

"Report! Lord, the enemy has left, and now that the city of West Tail is empty, please lead the army to settle in. Watanabe Moritsuna pulled the reins, jumped off his horse, and saluted.

After hearing the good news, the clan sect waved his hand and said, "Okay, the whole army listens to the order and marches towards Xiwei City." ”

"My lord, now that the enemy has no city to rely on, my subordinates are willing to lead the iron thorn cavalry to pursue the enemy, please ask for your permission." Maeda Toshiya jumped off the horse, knelt down in front of the clan and said.

Maeda Toshiya didn't make any contributions in this battle, and because he hesitated a little after receiving the signal from Wasuka Masakatsu, it would lead to the death of dozens of childish swordsmen and ashigaru, so Maeda Toshiya thought of this method to make up for the merits.

"Lord, if you pursue, it will violate your oath and be detrimental to your reputation, so please think twice." Watanabe Mamotsuna hurriedly said that he had already promised Beehouse Sadaji that as long as they could evacuate Nishio Castle, the Takayama Army would not pursue. If the lord adopts Maeda-sama's suggestion, it will not only be detrimental to the reputation of the Takayama clan, but also the reputation of his Watanabe Moritsuna.

The clan thought to himself, reputation? Lao Tzu burned down the temple, and the reputation of the empty oath of the temple was already considered to be a stinky street, what else to care about, and can this reputation be eaten as food, the clan is not interested in the reputation of this thing, he only cares about whether it is profitable, and if there are talents among these evacuated enemies, whether it is killed or surrendered, in short, he will never let go. Thinking of this, the clan asked Watanabe Moruna, "Who are the samurai in the enemy army?" ”

Watanabe Moritsuna said without thinking: "Back to the lord, the enemy commander Bee House Sadaji, the rest are, Hirai Iyomori, Fujita Saemon ......",

Behind a series of directions, Xiao Taisan, Zuo Zhisuke such a miscellaneous name clan is unheard of, but he has heard of the name Bee House Sadaji, the clan thought about it, it seems that this Bee House Sadaji does not have any outstanding deeds, whether it is in martial arts, or in internal affairs, I am afraid that at most he is a third-rate samurai, so the clan immediately lost interest in recruiting him.

I only heard the clan said: "Okay, poor Kou Mo chase, pass the order, target Xiwei City, and set off." ”

Nishio Castle was in shambles, and after the clan had arranged the defense, he ordered people to clean it up immediately, and at the same time summoned all his retainers to the samurai mansion.

After the retainers sat down, the clan opened his mouth and said: "In this battle, Wasuka Masakatsu killed the enemy's head of the temple, and he made outstanding achievements, and the reward was three hundred times!" "The clan is interested in promoting his identity, but now his identity is a general, so he can only make up for it with money.

The lord can reward three hundred guan at once, and Bee Suga Masakatsu is very satisfied, three hundred guan is equivalent to two years of Yulu, unless it is a direct minister of the main hall, otherwise in addition to the lord, who can have such a big hand.

Wasuka Masakatsu hurriedly bowed and saluted and said, "My subordinates, thank you for the favor of the lord." ”

Maeda Toshiie and Yamauchi Kazutoyo had long been accustomed to such a heavy reward, so their faces were calm, but the new retainers Honda Masanobu and Watanabe Moritsuna were very excited after hearing this reward, and if they received the same credit when they were in the Matsudaira family, it would be considered very good to get a reward of thirty or fifty times, but in the lord's case, it has multiplied tenfold, and how much financial resources are needed to support the lord's expenses. From this point of view, there is no doubt that the decision to pledge allegiance to the Lord was correct. In the future, you must keep up with the pace of the lord in whatever you say, so that the money will be immeasurable.

The clan sat on the main seat, and when he saw the surprised expressions of Honda Masanobu and Watanabe Moritsuna, he felt very satisfied, he just wanted to let the retainers know the way, as long as they made meritorious contributions in the future, they could get a heavy reward, and if they continued like this, in the future, whenever they encountered a battle, the retainers would not fight bravely? It is difficult for the family not to prosper.

I only heard the clan sect say again: "Honda Zhengxin retreats from the enemy, and the merit is indispensable, and the reward is hundred." ”

Honda Masanobu didn't expect the lord to award him the second merit, and when he heard that there was a hundred rewards, his heart was overjoyed, if it was placed in the past, it would not be a credit at all, at most he would get a few words of praise, not to mention material rewards. I saw him straighten his clothes and thanked: "Thank you, your subordinates will swear allegiance to your lord." ”

"Watanabe Shouzuna, although you have made mistakes first, but you know that you can change them, and you single-handedly scare back the enemy army, and now I appoint you as a head of the ashigaru, with an annual salary of sixty kan and a reward of fifty kan."

Watanabe Shougang thanked him again and again, and thought that the lord is not ordinary, and other samurai families are calculated by the month, I am afraid that only the family is calculated by the year, which can completely show that the lord is rich and generous, and he is also very generous, even if the lord like this can't be found with a lantern, he will have to make more meritorious contributions in the future.

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