As the commander-in-chief of the First Army, Mamoru Ando did not immediately attack, but first ordered the whole army to camp and rest. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info This is his own habit when he was a general general, in the case of an advantage, try not to attack the target immediately, in order to restore the physical strength of the soldiers, except for the very short marching distance.

The second is that when the army is repaired, he will send a team of scouts out to investigate. However, because of the Kuroda family, this job is not the turn of the scouts he has cultivated, and the concentric members of the Kuroda family have taken over this very important work, because they have a higher quality of completing tasks, they get more information, and when they find enemy scouts, they also have a stronger ability to fight in the forest.

After consulting with Miyata Miyata Mitsuji and Kogawa Yoshitoshi sent by the Kuroda family, they made a decision together and first sent the samurai Shimaki Kanbei under the command of Mamoru Ando to enter the city first to persuade the new residence to surrender.

If Shimaki Kanbei can successfully convince the new residence to do so, first of all, the castle will be able to go down without a fight, reducing the losses caused by the Kuroda family's siege. And if the new residence of Tono, who is an old minister of the Kono family, surrenders, it will definitely be a heavy blow to the overall morale of the Kono family.

Just to Ando's surprise, Shimaki Kinbei only entered the city for a few minutes before being sent out of the city very politely by Nimai Tono.

It stands to reason that the reason why Ando Mamoru sent Shimaki Jinbei instead of others into the city is because he is a relatively clever member of Ando Mamoru's family, and he is amiable and understands some samurai etiquette.

In fact, Takasan Yamamoto of the Kuroda family is now in the army of Ando Mamoru but Ando Mamoru hopes to resolve the difficulties in front of him through his own people and his own way this time. Although I don't know if the result would have been different if Takashi Yamamoto had gone out in the end, at least one thing is certain that Shimaki Kanebei had indeed failed.

Although Nimai Mitsuno met with Shimaki Kinbei in the city and listened to his detailed description of the Kuroda family's surrender conditions, Niii Tsuno refused, and Shimaki Kinbei conveyed Ando Mori and Kuroda's kindness to him.

After returning to the temporary camp, Shimaki Kinbei immediately went to meet with Morisho Ando and told him the whole story to Morisho Ando and the main samurai of the Kuroda family.

"According to what you said, this new lord is unwilling to submit to his family, is he?" Mamoru Ando looked at the new castle not far away, which was not very strong, and said with an unkind look.

"Hey! That's true, Niju Tsuno-sama is unwilling to submit to his family, and he is very resolute in refusing to surrender, and now no matter what, he shouldn't be able to change his position. But before leaving, Tsuno-sama of the new house asked him to bring a message to the adults."

"Oh! Message, then what did he say? Mamoru Ando was a little interested, and immediately asked Shimaki Kinbei

"Hey! Nii-sama said that he did not want to be an enemy of the Kuroda family. Because even the entire Kono family is probably no match for the Kuroda family, which he knows very well. At the same time, he also thanked the Kuroda family and the lord for the importance he had. But he himself is a retainer of the Kono family, and he is an old person who has received great favor from the Kono family, and he can't help himself in his position, so he can only offend. He is already ready in Xinju City, ready to fight with our army in Cage City," Shimaki Kinbei said truthfully.

"Oh! As the elder of the Kono family, so he is in his place, and he can't help himself, right? It turns out that this new residence Tsuno-sama is also a great samurai, which is really very rare! It's just that he chose to be the enemy of the Kuroda family, which is really a pity. Mamoru Ando looked at the new castle and said with some sighs.

"My lord, this new lord Tongye, judging from the below, is indeed an admirable samurai, whether it is his conversation or character, he is very admired by the subordinates, so the current situation is indeed a pity." Shimaki Kimbei nodded and said.

"Then gather all the people and prepare to attack the city! And tell everyone that if the new Tsuno-sama is at the end of his life, allow the new Tsuno-sama to cut himself like a samurai! Mamoru Ando suddenly walked back to the main seat of the big tent, and after sitting down, he said to Shimaki Kinbei.

"Hey! I understand it under the next, and I will go down immediately and give the order. ”

In the Imperial Pavilion of Niju Castle, Mitsuno Shini, who knew that the Kuroda family was coming to attack the castle, was in his bedroom at this time, wiping his favorite tea bowl.

The tea bowl in the hand of the new house is actually just a very ordinary tea bowl, and it is not much expensive. Even if it is a relatively ordinary Kuroda yaki, you can buy several of them at the price in Sakai Town.

This was when the new residence was just beginning to be served, and the former governor Kono Tsunao gave him a reward after a heroic battle, which he has always cherished and preserved as a treasure, and has always been proud of it.

"The old lord, in the lower new residence of Tongye, he has always regarded himself as a member of the Kono family, and has always worked hard for the continuation of the Kono family. Now that the tiger-like Kuroda family has come, everyone in the family has made their own plans, but I am afraid that this time the Kono family will not be good. Even if you fight for this life this time, you will have to fight for the last glory of the Kono family in the next time. After speaking, the new residence Tongye gently put down the tea bowl.

"Someone's coming!"

At this time, the gate opened, and the two kinship warriors knelt at the door: "Lord." ”

"Command the whole army, prepare to meet the enemy." Xinju Tongye shouted loudly.

"Hey!"

The soldiers of the Kuroda family soon began to attack, and the long-range soldiers undoubtedly suppressed the soldiers of the new city, and among the nearly 1,000 wealthy soldiers of the Kuroda family, hundreds of the elite of the Kuroda family were mixed.

The combat effectiveness of the miscellaneous soldiers is indeed not high, otherwise two years ago, there would not have been 17,000 people, and they would have lost to the Kuroda family, which only had 7,000 people. This is only compared to the Kuroda family, although the Kuroda family has not completely separated the peasants and soldiers, but the proportion of peasants and soldiers is already very small.

The combat effectiveness of these soldiers is still comparable to that of the soldiers of the new home city, especially when the walls of the new city have been suppressed by the Kuroda family.

After the miscellaneous soldiers were already on the city wall and opened several gaps, Ando's three people, Ando Goryo, Endo Yoshitaka, and Togo Saemon, had already led people to rush to the city wall of the new castle.