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Before Matsushima Hengsheng came out, Zhengheng specially summoned him and instructed: "Ninja Mountain Castle is surrounded by mountains and streams, west of Shengweika, since ancient times, it has been the first throat between Bei China's Shangfang County and Bizen Kunitsu High County, the terrain is extremely precipitous, as long as Ninja Mountain Castle is opened, Matsuda Yuanhui has to flee in a hurry, and the siege of Tiger Cang Castle is self-relieved without a fight!" ”

Zhengheng attaches so much importance to the small castle in the countryside of Ninjayama Castle, not how majestic the city is, if you go to see it in person, many places are still full of green taste, this castle that has just been built for a year or two is really not a castle, at most it is connected by some stone castles made of stone blocks. It is also directly related to the rise of Date Masata, when Date Masaki and Ishikawa Hisatochi confronted, Matsuda clan was involved, and Iga Tatsutaka built a new castle on the east side of Katsuo Katsuo on the Tawa Ninja Mountain, which divided the southern part of Kamibo County into two parts, and to reach Torakura Castle must pass through this small castle built on the top of the mountain, and the importance of the location can be imagined.

Historically, Ukita Nao's bird was hidden with a bow, a rabbit was killed by a dead dog, and the fertile territory of the Iga clan coveted and killed Iga Kutaka, and his sister-in-law, that is, the current tiger-headed and tiger-brained Iga and Saburo threw themselves into the Maori clan, borrowing 2,000 troops from the latter to counterattack Torakura Castle, and Ukita reinforcements of 5,000 fought fiercely in Ninjayama Castle, and finally due to the counterattack and rout of the Ukita clan defenders in Ninjayama Castle.

It is precisely because of this that on November 6, the 22nd year of astronomy (year), Matsuda Motohui raised troops out of personal anger, and many affiliated wealthy clans did not mobilize absolute forces to crush Torakura Castle under the retreat and neutrality, and the total strength was only 2,500 cavalry, but he still broke through Ninjayama Castle first before besieging Torakura Castle, and ordered his younger brother Hikojiro Motoyoshi to lead 500 cavalry to defend it.

Between Ninjayama Castle and Torakura Castle, Matsuda Motoki chose the former as the castle to attack first. It was really a helpless thing, his soldiers and horses were only 2,500 horses, and due to the departure of the affiliated wealthy clans, the people recruited by the guide were very few, and it was really difficult to sneak attack Hucang City, which had been prepared for a long time. Ninjayama Castle, on the other hand, is a bit simpler. Since the affair between Iga Kutaka and Date Masaki was an open secret within the Iga clan, Matsuda Motoki sent warriors to disguise themselves as Date military envoys to deceive the gate, and then rushed up to kill the castle generals who came to see him, breaking it in one fell swoop.

Matsuda Motoki was still thinking about stealing the city, and this time he not only lost several daredevils, but also took in his brother-in-law Toyama Kinhui. Filled with anger, he wanted to attack immediately.

Iga Hisaka, due to his early rebellion, has already built more than a dozen large and small castles inside and outside the city, connected by mountain roads and paths, although there are preparations, but after all, the period is rushed, and most of the peasants and soldiers are ploughing in the autumn. There were only about 300 elite troops in the city, and nearly 1,500 civilians were responsible for defending the city, totaling 1,800 people.

However, his father Motomori left his assistant advisers Ugaki and Uemon to stop his brute conflict, and in history, the Ukita Naoya first assassinated Ugaki and Uemon in order to annex the Matsuda clan, and then they were able to successfully reconcile the already disgruntled Iga Kutaka, Ugaki and Uemon were able to compete with Iga Kutaka and force the latter to have a bitter word, which is enough to see his ability. It's just that he hasn't become famous yet, and Matsuda Motohui's image of the "foolish master" exploded in advance, making it difficult for him to perform even if he is full of economy.

Ugaki and Uemon stopped Matsuda Motoki's actions and admonished: "Your Highness, Iga Kutaka has always been unruly, and there are many baggage reserves in the city, and he has been dissatisfied with the Matsuda clan for a long time, provoking the relationship between the people of the city and His Royal Highness. He will fight for his life until he dies. The Igakutaka garrison had three or four hundred elite troops, as well as nearly 1,500 peasant soldiers, and if they fought in a hurry, they would have suffered heavy casualties. In terms of total strength. The Matsuda army did not have an advantage, and if it suffered heavy losses, how could it resist and prepare for a Chinese attack. And what His Highness needs now is a big victory, so that those who are closed off can see His Highness's majestic strategy, and can also make Nizi Izumo fall in love. ”

Matsuda Motohui heard that there was a bit of truth between Ugaki and Uemon's words, and he was not really a brainless person, calm down and think about it, after dividing his troops into Ninjayama Castle, his total strength was only 2,000 horsemen, and he wanted to attack the Tiger Cang Castle, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it would be difficult to win if he threw it all in, and if he fell into a chicken and a flying egg, those retainers who were closed and defended were afraid that they would laugh at it, and his title of "Foolish Master" could no longer be washed off, and he couldn't wait to ask: "What should I do?"

Ugaki and Uemon sighed secretly in their hearts, it was really a foolish master, even if they didn't know, they shouldn't be so impatient to put on an idiot look, but they put on a respectful look on their faces, and there was no trace of waves in their eyes, and they replied: "Your Highness should have already prepared a qiē, just let your subordinates say it, and your subordinates dare to speculate." ”

Saying that, Ugaki and Uemon glanced at Matsuda Motoki, only to see that Matsuda Motoki still had a puzzled and puzzled expression, and his heart was even more sad, and he kept saying: "Your Highness's purpose in attacking Ninjayama Castle at the beginning is twofold, one is to block the attack of Bizen Kingdom, and the other is to wear down the sharpness of Torakura Castle, torture their tense nerves, and make those who are greedy for life and afraid of death feel that there is a possibility of survival, and then shake their determination to die." There are only 300 cronies of Iga Kutaka in Hucang Castle, and another 1,500 peasant soldiers, as long as these 1,500 peasant soldiers collapse, they will definitely lead to internal strife and collapse without a fight. ”

Matsuda Motohui's capture of Ninjayama Castle took into account the former that Ugaki and Uemon said, that is, he wanted to rely on the dangerous position of Ninjayama Castle to stop the aid of the Date family, but he didn't think that there were other benefits, of course, he couldn't put on an idiot in front of the retainers, and reached out and patted Ugaki and Uemon on the shoulder, and praised: "Not bad, not bad!" ”

Ugaki and Uemon saw that Matsuda Motoki was happy, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has a little bit of a small building, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?" ”

Matsuda Yuanhui was in a good mood, and when he saw this resourceful retainer who gave him enough face, he said happily: "Speak." ”

Ugaki and Uemon replied: "Your Majesty will immediately strengthen the garrison of Ninjayama Castle and monitor the movements of the Date family, and immediately send an envoy to see Niko Izumo, report our affairs here truthfully, and ask for reinforcements from Niko Izumo to help, as long as Niko Izumo knows about your great achievements, as long as you send a little reinforcement, those wall grasses will inevitably come in a hurry to apologize to Your Highness." ”

Matsuda Motoki nodded and said, "Well said, well said." As long as Niko Izumo is happy, those hateful guys will definitely come to ask for guilt, and Uemon, what you said is very good, then the matter of asking for help from Niko Izumo will be handed over to you, and it must be done well. ”

Ugaki and Uemon thought that the beauty of the envoy Niko Haruhisa fell on his head, but he didn't have the slightest happy thought, and sighed in his heart: "It's still too sharp!" Then he answered the call and went out of the winner's tent and prepared to go.

Matsuda Motoki stared at the departing figures of Ugaki and Uemon, and said viciously: "Ugaki and Uemon, hmph, if you stay by your side again, I'm afraid you'll have to sit in my place!" The most taboo thing about the army is the jealousy and intrigue of the monarch and the ministers, and a retainer who has just finished offering a good policy not only does not reward him, but also carries him behind his back to say such words that should never be said, which is really cold. What's more, he was not the only one in the main tent, he was holding a military meeting just now, and all the retainers in the audience heard Matsuda Motohui's bad words.

There was silence in the main tent, and no one was silent.

"Now the fate of the Matsuda family has come to an end." Everyone present thought so in their hearts, even if they tried their best to protect the Matsuda family, they were all solemn.

Suddenly, Omori Shengzhong stood up and shouted angrily: "Hmph, the foolish lord of Jinchuan, what people said is really right? As he spoke, he unceremoniously left the venue with the handle of his knife in hand, and his eyes were full of contempt and disdain as he passed by Matsuda Motoki. Several retainers who were good friends with Omori Mori also got up and left, and the venue was much empty.

The samurai of the Warring States Period, if they disagreed with their lord, they either openly challenged and left, or they were disappointed and had no intention of falling in love with the lord and left the city of their own accord. Even those who left voluntarily were fully armed, leaving in broad daylight in a grand manner, and mercilessly engaged them if the sovereign sent men to intercept and kill them. In a sense, it also shows a kind of independent spirit of the samurai, which was mostly the case with the samurai of that era.

If Iga Kutaka knew that Matsuda was in the castle and there was infighting, he would immediately jump up excitedly, and gather troops and horses to open Torakura Castle in one fell swoop, and it would be possible to defeat Matsuda Motoki, who was panicked and morale plummeted, but he was not clairvoyant or an ear to the wind, so how did he know that he missed the best opportunity.

Slowly, Matsuda Motohui deceived his subordinates with the impending ghost story of Niko Haruma's army, and on the other hand, he stepped up the siege of Hucang City, which also re-invigorated the originally low morale, but this delay was only four days. Iga Kutaka in Torakura Castle was exhausted, and because the civil strife of the Matsuda clan did not stop, Iga Sadadatsuna escorted Iga and Saburo to Bichu for help. Iga Gyūtaka had been loudly preaching about the success of the Date family, and now everyone in the castle knew that Iga Hisōtaka had already communicated with Date Masata, and that Date Masato, who had won a great victory, would definitely come to their rescue, and this belief supported the defenders in the castle to avoid major turmoil.

Matsuda Motoki's method of only besieging and not attacking made Iga Kutaka's psychological pressure more and more, and he felt that he was about to be unable to support it. After four days of siege, the food and water sources in the city were prepared in time and sufficiently, but the mental pressure was too strong.

In the early morning of November 11, the 22nd year of astronomy, the sun had just risen, and a huge thunderclap "......boom" sounded in the east, and then I saw a thick smoke rising, and Iga Kutaka, whose eyes were full of bloodshots, jumped up, lay down on the city wall and shouted: "Ninjayama Castle, it is the reinforcements of His Highness Date who have arrived!" ”