For three years, around the time of spring ploughing, Takeda Takanobu, who was dominated by Inhata Province, would always raise troops to attack Tajima Province. This year was no exception, but it seemed to have a keen premonition that the kingdom of Tajima would no longer fight as usual, destroying the new land and castle of the Gakiya clan in one fell swoop, and also cutting down the heir of the Gakiya clan. However, the death of the heir of the Gakiya clan, one of the four heavenly kings of Malaysia, is a huge disaster for the Gakiya clan, and the head of the family, Gakiya Susei, knows that if he does not fight back fiercely, the prestige of the Gakiya clan in Tajima will be greatly damaged.

On the one hand, the anger of the continuation of the wall is the cutting of the grandson, and on the other hand, it is worried that Takeda Takanbu will take the opportunity to invade the country of Tajima, and it is obvious that the other three families Otagaki Terunobu, Yagi Toyonobu, and Tayususo are righteous and have the same mind as him. Originally, they were slightly dissatisfied with the ugliness of the Gakiya clan's food, but the newly acquired land of the Gakiya clan was seized by outsiders, which made them embarrassed. The meat rotted in the pot, and if the three families were forced to do so, they could still divide some minced meat from the mouth of the walled house, but now it is not easy to snatch food from the mouth of Takeda Takan.

The development of events allowed the Date family to see an opportunity to cut into Inaba and Tajima. Hearing Tozawa Baiyunzhai's report, Zhengheng immediately said angrily: "Takeda Takashin is bold and reckless, he is just a clown, but he has reached such a situation. The previous war caused the Inaba people to flee, and tens of thousands of Inaba people died in the sword soldiers, and such villains actually went to the court in a grand manner to inherit the position of guardian. I didn't expect this person to be evil, and he actually committed it again and again. The sins of heaven are forgivable, but the sins of oneself cannot be lived, and we cannot let go this time. ”

Most of the people present knew the inside story, even if they didn't know the inside story, the generals who had been dormant for three years and couldn't bear it anymore were all excited when they knew that a new round of battle was coming. Secretly applauded.

Katayama Moricho and Hengcho father and son glanced at each other, and they saw the opportunity to take charge of a country's national affairs, one of them held the samurai regiment in one hand, and the other expanded the army of 5,000 troops, with a total of more than 8,000 soldiers and horses, which has reached the limit of the people's ministers. Looks like a landscape. But it also made the father and son see the crisis from it, you must know that the Date family can only fight 40,000 soldiers and horses, plus the new 20,000 people, a total of 60,000 people in the army of 8,000 people were controlled by the two, and the wind was very popular.

Just look at the map, Ichinose Castle is located at the junction of Mimasaka and Bizen Province, and Tatsuno Castle is also the junction of Harima Province and Bizen Country, and the distance from Okayama Castle is not far away. Throw plenty of dirt and some will be sure to stick.

Katayama Moricho and Hengcho father and son have talked about it several times in private, knowing that the strategy Inaba and Tajima is an opportunity.

Inaba and Tajima seem to be far from the political center, but as you can see from the map, once the Date family has to pass through Ryotango, Tanba, and even Hokuriku, they will be able to start from this place. Date Mashiro has the world in mind, and the wheels of the Date family will not stop when they roll.

Katayama Moricho fell to his knees on one knee and pleaded: "These thieves are about to return to their military force, and they have no mercy on the people. It should be dealt with strictly, and the minister is willing to lead the army to attack the country of Inaba. Give it a thunderous blow to raise the prestige, and ask the lord to give an order. ”

Zhengheng didn't know Katayama Shengchang's plan, he saw that Katayama Shengchang didn't speak for a long time, and saw that Katayama Shengchang's belief was firm, and kowtowed: "The words of the right are exactly what I want." If this thief is not eliminated, how can we talk about appeasing public opinion. You can lead 5,000 new formations to wait for Dan, and once you decide to send troops to the country of Inhata, you will inevitably lead the troops there, and at the same time. I will order Kiyokawa, Matsushima, Goto, Yoshida, and others to help you, provide people and military rations, and Ishimatsu Fumigo will provide you with the military information of Inaba Province. ”

Katayama Moricho heard the approval of the political balance and accepted the order. At the same time, he heard that only one of them was allowed to send troops to Inhata Province, and 5,000 new troops would be sent into battle, which meant that the Yamawa Corps would leave Ichinose Castle and officially settle in Tatsuno Castle. In this way, he pulled the army to Harima, led by his son, and officially incorporated into the military ranks of the Date family. Why not exchange 3,000 yuan and the corps for 80,000 koku in Inaba Province, and at the same time be able to clear the way for Katayama Hengchang to embark on a higher status.

Zhengheng inspected the new legion this time, firstly, to see the application of the Iron Artillery Regiment, and secondly, to let Katayama Moricho send troops to come because of the Banner Country, but fortunately, Katayama Moricho Mingzhe protected himself, and the father and son served the same master, and also led the elite army at the same time. Katayama Moricho and Hengcho's father and son obviously saw the crisis, and they accepted the order, but it made Masahiro seem a little stingy, so he gave Katayama Moricho a promise to lead a country alone in the territory, knowing that there were no retainers in Date who led a country alone. At the same time, he also gave Katayama Moricho a clear reply, which would let his son Katayama Hengcho reuse his intentions in the next battle of Kamiraku, so that he could rest assured that he would attack Inaba Province.

The decision of the political balance to attack Inaba and Malaysia was made at the evaluation meeting at the beginning of the year, and the intention was to solve the problem of Inaba, but the beginning of spring in March, and the real use of force against the two countries was to prepare troops, food, and the most appropriate opportunity, of course, it will take time to wait.

When the political balance was strong, Takeda Takanobu, who had newly captured Ashiya Castle and captured the two counties of Tajima Province, smelled a smell of fireworks, and he seemed to feel the sound of swords colliding from behind him, and immediately sent ninjas to Misaku, Boqi and other places to investigate the military situation.

Takeda Takanobu is well known to his family, and due to the topography of the country of Hatata, strong southerly winds blow after the beginning of spring, making the climate very dry and prone to wildfires. The lack of mountains and land, coupled with the lack of good ports for ships to moor, made it difficult for the Inaba country to be self-sufficient. He knows that it is impossible to develop from the inside, and the only way out is to seize the land outward, the Date family is like a rising sun, and there are tens of thousands of troops stationed in the country of Boqi and Misaku, although it is to prevent the Izumo country from making trouble, but once the Date family is angered, it will be thundered, and his retainers are not willing to anger the Date family, so the only way out for Inaba country is the gateway to the mountain vagina Danema.

Since Takeda Takanobu dominated Inaba Province in one fell swoop, he invaded Tajima Province in spring and autumn, in the spring to destroy Tajima Province, and in autumn to help Tajima Province harvest grain, and the harvested grain was brought back to Inaba Province by the Takeda family as a reward for help.

This was Takeda Takanobu's strategy, which was to weaken the strength of the Yamana family as much as possible and at the same time strengthen the national power of the Inaba country.

At the beginning of the year, he smelled some unusual signs, and the military movements in the country of Hakuki and Misaku were slightly more than usual, and then he decided on a plan to capture Ashiya Castle. Hit Dan Equestrian hard. Occupy an important stronghold in the handover between the two countries, and prevent Yutoyo Yamana from attacking him in Tajima when he desperately resists the Date family. I never thought that I would be too late, and I slashed the heir of the Yuanya clan to death, which made the people in Malaysia angry, and completely ignored the reason of the death of the lips and teeth to gather soldiers and horses to want to fight him. This made Takeda Takashin feel like he was shooting himself in the foot.

Things don't always change because of someone's wishes, but the four great families of Equestria. In particular, Otagaki Terunobu, Yagi Toyonobu, and Tian Yuzhuang have no intention of stealing food for the sake of the wallhouse, and the three of them just want to guard their own territory.

Otagaki Teruyan, Yagi Toyonobu, and Tian Yuzhuang are not fools who can see the one-third of an acre in front of them, and they also take off the truth of the cold lips and teeth. But seeing that the three of them can stand out in the weird Tajima Kingdom and become the Four Heavenly Kings, they naturally have their ability.

They also know that Equestria seems to be carefree, but in fact it is very worried, and the rise of the Date family is already an unstoppable trend, living in the cracks, and treating people carelessly. The next one to fall is himself. In the absence of absolute interests, they will not move troops.

Originally, the three of them had no intention of sending troops, and the battle should have been overwhelmed as someone expected, but a man from Okayama and a dozen security orders completely aroused the hearts of the people of Tajima, and the intervention of the Date family let them know that this was an opportunity to hand over their names to their new owners.

The troubled times of the Warring States period let everyone know. That is, before there is enough strength, the dependence of the weak on the strong is the only constant truth. The Ten Kingdoms of the Date Family are guarded. With 100,000 troops and strong soldiers, it is not something that these local forces can resist.

The four of Gakiya Susei, Otagaki Terunobu, Yagi Toyonobu, and Tayuno Yoshiro had already intended to take refuge in Date's house, and there were a lot of letters secretly delivered, but there was no response, and now someone from Okayama Castle came to Tajima with an order to blockade.

If you think about it, you have to give. If you want to continue to be powerful in Tajima, you must submit your name in front of the new owner, so that the new owner can see that even a lackey must have sharp claws, and without minions, he will only be killed.

Since it was decided to fight. Those who should contribute will have their strength, and those who should have ideas will have ideas. Yamana Yutoyo didn't know why the four flesh-and-blood thieves who loved the flesh and blood of the Lord, such as Gakiya Susei, Otagaki Terunobu, Yagi Toyonobu and Tayususo Yoshio, suddenly rose up, but he didn't know and couldn't do anything, because the defeat of Hatagun became a shame for his life, which not only made him lose his prestige, but also lost most of his authority.

There are still three catties of nails in the rotten ship, and Yamana Yutomi got a secret report, saying that the Date family intervened in the war, so that the four major families unified their thoughts, although he took it for granted that the four major families wanted to turn their backs on him, but there was still a kind of resentment of being abandoned that he had nowhere to vent.

Yamana Yutoyo's resentment can't change his decision to issue the country of Ohata, the state has long been controlled by the four major families, he has become a rubber stamp, what about helplessness, what about resentment, no one will sympathize with a weak person, even if he was once his master.

In mid-March, Yamana Yutoyo and the four major families raised 6,000 troops to gather at the village of Nanami County.

The lord of Ashiya Castle was Takeda Takanobu's half-brother Takeda Matazaburo, who led 300 men to provoke the equally young and vigorous Gakiya Mitsunari to go out of the castle to meet him, and only then did he succeed in attacking Ashiya Castle, so he became the new owner of Ashiya Castle after the war.

Takeda Matazaburo doesn't look down on the Tajima people very much, you must know that in the past few years of attacks in the spring and autumn, he has also led the army to sweep the crops in the Tajima country, so he naturally knows the virtue of these Tajima people to sweep the snow in front of the door, and it can be seen in the battle of Ashiya Castle that the Equestrians can't even defend the city. Takeda Takanobu's order was to let him guard the door, Takeda Matazaburo was not interested in his brother at all, you must know that he was the sister-in-law of Takeda Kuninobu, and Takeda Takanobu was only the eldest son, if it weren't for the fact that the former guardian of Hahata Province, Seitsu Yamana, valued Takeda Takanobu and crossed Takeda Matazaburo as a sister-in-law to inherit the family business.

At the same time, Takeda Matazaburo himself is also confident, he now has more than 1,000 soldiers and horses under his command, including 30 well-maintained iron cannons, you must know that Tajima is as mountainous as Inaba, and some are ambushes in places. As long as he defeats the Tajima Army in one fell swoop, he can compete with his brother Takeda Takanobu in the Tajima territory.

Takeda Matasaburo's initiative was something that Tajima didn't expect. Previously, Gakiya Mitsunari took the initiative to attack and lost his life, which gave the Tajima people a delusion that Takeda Matazaburo would definitely stick to the castle and would not send troops, which made their march not very rigorous, giving Takeda Matazaburo the opportunity to take the initiative.

Yamana Yutoyo's army advanced rapidly, and the 6,000 Yamana army advanced rapidly along the Kishida River and through the gorge. Although Yamana Yutoyo lost a lot of power and was unable to command a large army, he still had the power of a counselor, and he put forward many favorable opinions for the sake of his own life.

The reconnaissance along the way is the opinion put forward by Yamana Yutoyo, and all the way is full of lofty mountains, and once ambushed, the consequences are unimaginable. They did not believe that Takeda Takanobu would give up Ashiya Castle to attack, but felt that these were all reasons for Yamana Yutoyo to ask for power from them, and not only did not agree to Yamana Yutoyo's suggestion, but instead stepped up their protection.

Although Gakiya Susei, Ota Gaki Terunobu, Yagi Toyonobu, and Tayuzuso were not impressed, they still sent a lot of people out to explore the way, and there were thrilling and dangerous people along the way who were about to reach Hamasaka, as long as they arrived at Hamasaka, it was an open space, enough space to set up.

The tight strings were slightly relaxed at this moment, and on a hill at the entrance, the soldiers of the Takeda Army who were in ambush rushed over like a tide, killing the Yamana Army that was loose because of the march, and the soldiers and civilians immediately fell into a melee, and on the narrow bank of the Kishida River, both sides could not set up a formation, and the killing was like thunder for a while.

However, the Equestrians were shocked and immediately ordered people to attack the Takeda army that was rushing over. Obviously, the time for them to wake up was a little late, one side was exhausted, the other side was waiting for work, and between the canyons that could not be arranged, most of the side did not have a slight advantage, but was congested and difficult to form combat power, and was beaten upright.

Dead land, this is a dead land. But the Equestrians were furious, both remorseful for their underestimation of the enemy, and hated the thieves viciously, and now fled into the mountains and forests to declare defeat, and at the same time the blow to them in the country is particularly serious, in order to survive, only to kill a bloody way to survive.

For a moment, the killing suddenly became white-hot. (To be continued......)