After a brief recuperation of the Takenaka Shigeharu army, he did not make much stops, and the army directly crossed the Miyagawa River, a tributary of the Yoshii River, and entered Tomati County along the Hayashida Mountain Road, which was not very wide. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as Shigeharu Takenaka's army entered Tomasaki County, he encountered Tsuyama Castle, the strongest fortified castle in the entire Mimasaka country, and there was no one.

Tsuyama Castle is located in the middle of the Tsuyama Basin, and the terrain is special, which creates its strong appearance. To the east of Tsuyama Castle is Miyagawa, a tributary of the Yoshii River, and in addition to Miyagawa, there is also a naturally formed hilly cliff that can be beneficial to the defense of Tsuyama Castle; To the south of the castle is the Yoshii River, and to the west is the Randa River, a tributary of the Yoshii River. The entire Tsuyama Castle is composed of Honmaru, Ninomaru, Gowarpaki, and the castle town, plus the stone castle walls, ditches outside the castle, more than a dozen arrow turrets, and horses all over the city, Tsuyama Castle is indeed a fortified castle that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Tsuyama Castle, also known as Tsuruyama Castle, was built on top of his fiefdom Tsuruyama Castle during the Cargill period, and was built on top of his fiefdom Tsuruyama Castle as his own residence, which is the original outline of Tsuyama Castle. However, during the Onin War, Tsuruyama Castle was abandoned due to the decline of the Yamana clan.

Later, during the reign of the Akamatsu clan, Tsuyama Castle was reopened, and because of its excellent location, it was located right in the center of the entire Mimasaka country. Therefore, in order to rule the needs of the Akamatsu family, it was greatly repaired. Tsuyama Castle, which originally only occupied a small hill and had only one Honmaru, was built into a sturdy Hirayama Castle with two pills, and Tsuyama Castle became the ruling center of Mimasaka Province.

It's just that from the Astronomical Year to the present, for decades, because of the chaos of the situation and the endless wars, the Akamatsu family has not really ruled the Misasaka country for a long time. And most importantly, during this time, the Niko family, the Yamana family, the Takeuchi family, and the Miura family all came to join in the excitement, and it can be said that this beautiful national fortress is constantly changing, and the banner of the castle can change at any time.

For example, before, Jinshan City was in the hands of a small wealthy family. Of course, it was an eyeless little wealthy family, and a city like Jinshan City was not something it could match at all. So now that the city has fallen into the hands of the Miura family, the entire history of that small wealthy family has naturally become history, and even the name of the family has not been able to remain.

Now the defender of Tsuyama Castle is the younger brother of Miura Sadakatsu who volunteered to stay, the fierce general of the Miura family, Ogawara Sadasho, and the more than 200 more elite soldiers left by Miura Sadakatsu for him, as well as more than 50 people of the Ogawara family themselves.

For Jinshan City, a fortified city with more than a dozen turrets, with more than 200 defenders, for any other besieger, such a defensive force is actually very impressive. Is it just that the same will be true for the Kuroda family?

Anyway, the three small wealthy families of Nitta, Ueda, and Odanaka, which are located around Tsuyama Castle, have all made their own choices. After knowing the news that the Kuroda family's 3,000 troops were here, they all knew each other and took the initiative to surrender, and according to the previous rumors, they sent hostages and tables to the Kuroda family, and also provided the Kuroda family with some food such as grain and vegetables.

The head of the Hao family's small Tanaka family was also very considerate to send his daughter. After the Kuroda family discussed, it was unanimously decided to give this girl who was only thirteen years old and was quite charming to Sanada Masanobu.

Sanada Masanobu wanted to shirk the matter at first because of his shyness, but under the demands and coaxing of everyone, he could only succumb to obscenity. Sanada Masanobu already had a marriage contract on Shinano's side, so he accepted this woman as his side room.

That night, Sanada Masanobu changed from a little virgin to a real man, and he showed his strength several times. When he got up early the next morning, Sanada Masanobu, who was full of spring breeze, went to thank everyone in the Kuroda family one by one, in order to thank them for giving such a good thing to him.

Not to mention this Fengyue matter, the army is here to fight, this is the right thing, and everyone began to calculate how to attack the city early in the morning.

"Lord Takenaka, how are we going to attack Tsuyama Castle this time?" Hisamori Takeuchi asked the resourceful Shigeharu Takenaka.

After a period of contact, Takeuchi Hisamori knew that this fair-looking young man was a figure comparable to the young master! So he trusts Shigeharu Takenaka very much, and Sanada Masanobu is also a clever ghost.

"Master Zhongwu, there is no need to worry, I will wait until now, and it is better to observe the surroundings of Jinshan City first. And according to the information sent back by the Tongxin people, this Tsuyama Castle is the first fortified castle in Mimasaka Province, and this Takeuchi family should know very well. If you attack rashly, even if you can take the city, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties. Shigeharu Takenaka said, and everyone in the Takeuchi family nodded in agreement.

"And at this time, there are still nearly 300 soldiers of the Miura family in the city, and if we attack it strongly, our side will inevitably suffer heavy losses, I think this is unacceptable to the Kuroda family and you!" Shigeharu Takenaka looked at everyone and said.

Everyone nodded again when they heard Shigeharu Takenaka's words, after all, for the wealthy clans, although they surrendered to the Kuroda family, the soldiers were all their own! If there are too many casualties, they are really hard to accept.

"In that case, this place is not far from the Miura family's capital Daiwa County, so don't let your guard down, the Miura family may counterattack at any time, so we'd better wait and see before making a decision. Today, I will take someone to observe the situation of Jinshan Castle, and as for the siege strategy, we will discuss it again. General Shigeharu Takenaka put it on the table and looked at everyone and said.

"Hey!"

Shigeharu Takenaka brought Sanada Masanobu, Takeuchi Hisamori, and the heads of the three newly surrendered wealthy clans to Tsuyama Castle.

"Lord Takenaka, there are two wells in this Tsuyama Castle, located in Honmaru and Ninomaru, so it is impossible to cut off the water source in the castle, and there is an urn in Ninomaru to prevent the attack of the earth, and the walls have been reinforced, and there are baffles on them, and there are bows and narrows for shooting on the baffles, so it is difficult to kill and injure enemy troops through long-range attacks, basically that's all." The head of the Ueda family said to Shigeharu Takenaka.

"Hmmm! I know. ”

"Lord Takenaka, Tsuyama Castle is so arranged, it is indeed difficult to attack! It's so distressing! But I do have an idea, but I don't know if it's possible. Sanada Masanobu suddenly looked at Shigeharu Takenaka and said.

"Oh! What is Sanada-sama's plan? (To be continued.) )