"My lord, in what direction should we retreat?" Riyan Kuriyama asked quickly.

"Is the direction of the retreat? We all retreated to the east, which was still the territory of the castle town, but it was in the middle of the mountains, which was conducive to us temporarily avoiding the enemy's attack. And if we go in other directions, we will either fall directly into the encirclement of the city and town, or we will have to face the enemy that may appear in the north. Whichever way we go, we're likely to stay in this dead place. ”

"What the adults said is not wrong, and now is not the time to think about the problem, everything will follow the adult's method, and all of them will break through to the east!" Riyan Kuriyama said.

"It's just that if we escape to the valley that the adults said about us like this, we are still within the confines of Chengjing Valley City, and we still can't escape at all. And the pursuers are biting us in the back, and we don't have time to break through at all!. Shima Mengsheng said loudly.

"Why don't you leave some people behind, do ...... As our temple army. Kuroda said with some difficulty.

Kuroda Toshinori, the eldest young master, finally saw the cruelty of the battle this time, so he realized why his brother had mercy on his soldiers. At this time, although it was he who proposed the method of the palace army, to be honest, he resisted in his heart, but this was really the only way to achieve their goal when they wanted to break through at the moment.

"That's true, with the current situation, we must leave a part of the temple army to delay the enemy's time, otherwise it will be impossible for our brigade to break through from here." Kuroda said.

"It's just that if that's the case, there is absolutely no way for those who stay to live." Aoki Kazushige, who has always disliked talking, said.

"But there's no better way to do it right now." Riyan Kuriyama said.

At this time, the samurai Shimahara Toranosuke, who had been injured by Kuriyama Riyasuke, took the initiative to stand up and said loudly: "My lord, and all of you, I am willing to stay as your lord's palace army, and please give some of you below." ”

"Shimabara ......," Kuriyama Riyan shouted.

"My lord, please don't do this, I'm already injured, even if I am with all of you, it is impossible to escape, it is better to stay here and fulfill the name of the samurai below."

"You've really figured it out?"

"Hey! I am very grateful to the lord and the Kuroda family for taking care of me for this period of time. When I was in exile before the next, I should have died, but if it weren't for the Kuroda family and the lord's father-in-law, my life would have been gone, and I wouldn't have enjoyed so many years of leisurely life. So even if you will definitely die here, you already feel that it is worth it.

As I said earlier, I am now seriously injured and have very difficult movements, and I know that I can't escape from here, and even if I get out, it will be a burden for you. In this case, I am willing to stay and buy time for you and the lord, please believe in you. ”

And at this time, Keiichi Oshima, who was also injured, also stood up, and said with a smile: "Hey, although I didn't know what your name was before, but Shimahara-sama, now you don't want to be in the limelight alone, how can there be no samurai like Harima Country like me to cover the retreat of the army?" We are Harima people, but the sky is not afraid, and the earth is not afraid. Hahaha......"

"Hey! You two ......."

Kuriyama Riyan said a little anxiously, because he had been with Shimahara Toranosuke for a long time, and he had already gotten along very happily with this samurai of the original Takeda family under his command. Now this middle-aged man who he is very familiar with is willing to sacrifice his life for himself and the army of the Kuroda family, and as a mortal person of the palace, which makes him a little unacceptable for a while.

And Kuroda Toshinori is also unacceptable, because Keiichi Oshima's ability is what he sees, and it is also the strongest combat power under him now. Even if Kuroda Toshinori was only thinking about the safety of his future territory, he didn't want Keiichi Oshima to be in any danger, but Keiichi Oshima was already injured, so he had the idea of being loyal to himself, and he was really afraid that this guy would do something stupid.

"Now is not the time to fight, in that case, we will all leave our way back to the two adults. The two adults are exemplary to all the samurai of my Kuroda family, and I believe that as long as we can get out of this place, the entire Kuroda family will never forget the contributions they have made to us.

And the families of the two adults, please leave it to me, I won't say anything else, the two adults don't need to worry about their families, we will definitely protect the two adults. As for the status of the two adults, please rest assured that we will definitely make the most suitable person in your family to inherit the position. Continue your struggle. ”

Shimahara Toranosuke and Oshima Keiichi glanced at each other, and Oshima Keiichi smiled and said, "My lord, it's not right for you to say that, the two of us may not die!" ”

"Yes, maybe we'll be able to drink together in the castle valley after that! Isn't it, Lord Oshima? ”

"That's right, my Kuroda family must attack the castle valley castle, and only in this way can we go further to the world."

The two of them were only comforting everyone to tell the truth, because as the palace army, it was impossible for Kuroda Toshitaka to leave them too many men and horses, and they were basically wounded soldiers, which was the most deadly. Even if they fought desperately, if they tried their best to protect the army from being caught up by the city, they would definitely desperately delay time, and it would be absolutely impossible to take a step back, so they would definitely die here in the end.

This is something that everyone knows, even if they can still joke, their own smiles are actually full of a trace of bitterness, which also makes several Kuroda family teenagers feel even more uncomfortable.

"I'm willing to stay." A wounded soldier with a wounded leg shouted loudly.

"It seems that I can't go now. In that case, it's time to repay the Kuroda family. ”

"I hope that the adults will bring a message to the family after leaving, that they will be able to live well, and that my children will remember to continue to work for the Kuroda family in the future, so that we can keep our hard-won lives."