The morning light was hazy, Zhengheng took the little hand of the obedient Mrs. Sakura, and got up lazily, the habits of more than ten years have made him unable to change, Mrs. Sakura, who was sleeping next to him, suddenly woke up, and obediently put on a single coat for Zhengheng, wanting to get up to help Zhengheng change clothes.

Zhengheng turned around and stroked Mrs. Sakura's slightly bulging lower abdomen, and said pityingly, "You don't have to get up. "Yes, after Mrs. Sakura gave birth to Tsurumaru, under the hand of Masahiro, she became pregnant with a child again, and it has been four months now.

As he spoke, he put on a vest, then put on his crotch pants with the help of the two maids, put on a suitable purple robe, and slowly walked out of the bedroom under the gentle gaze of Mrs. Sakura. Masahiro glanced at Kuroda Kanbei kneeling by the door, Miyahara Masashige and Tozawa Hakusai were in the courtyard, he never thought that the two would come together.

Zhengheng saw that Tozawa Baiyunzhai's face was not very good-looking, and Miyahara Masashige's face was also anxious, and there was a little strangeness in his heart, pointing to the two and asking: "I don't know what happened today, the two of them came together, who will tell me what happened first?" ”

Miyahara Masari looked at Tozawa Hakusai, Tozawa Hakusai knelt down on one knee and said: "Lord, yesterday at noon, there was a big battle between Inhata and Tajima, Yamana Yutoyo led the four major families, a total of 6,000 troops went out of Ashiya Castle, and was ambushed by Takeda Takanobu's brother Masaburo, after a fierce battle for an hour and a half, Takeda Takanbu personally led 2,000 troops to raid the back, Otagaki Terugen and Yagi Toyonobu were killed on the spot, the mountain name always collapsed, and Takeda chased and fought fiercely, but the horse country was irretrievable. ”

Zhengheng's face changed slightly when he heard this, he never thought that the Yamana army would be defeated so miserably, and the two of them were killed on the spot, which was not all harmful for Zhengheng. At least in the future, after breaking through Tajima, there will be less ties from many local forces, so that he can calmly arrange for his retainers to move to the feud.

Of course, Zhengheng's face showed a sad look, and he said in a deep voice: "Abominable Takeda Takan, Tanba Mamoru, do you have any recommended candidates." I went to this corner of Tajima and persuaded Yamana Yutoyo to submit to me, and asked him to send me a letter inviting my Date family to come to my rescue. ”

Miyahara came in a hurry, of course, not really worried about a few irrelevant guys, but just to put on a show in front of his own lord, to let Mashiro know that his diplomatic work was not delayed by the war between Inaba and Equestria. This time there was a big war between the two sides, and from another point of view, it was also the victory of Miyahara Masashige's diplomatic work, whether it was the victory of Takeda or Yamana, everyone knew the truth of killing a thousand people and losing eight hundred. His mission was to deplete the strength of Inaba and Tajima.

Hearing Masahiro's order, Miyahara Masashige immediately replied: "The minister also asked Bai Yunzhai to bring a letter to Fujii Haoxuan, who was staying in Tajima as a guest, and asked him to go to this Sumijo. "Fujii Hirogen is a native of Bigo, and he is currently the head of the Diplomatic Mission.

Zhengheng suddenly said to Tozawa Baiyunsai: "I want to know the relationship between Takeda Takanbu and Takeda Matazaburo, if there is some discord, spread some rumors of discord between the two, see if you can stick a nail in the hearts of the two." ”

Tozawa Baiyunzhai didn't know why Zhengheng would give such an order, so he was ordered to leave.

Miyahara is looking back at the figure of Tozawa Baiyunsai leaving. asked, "My lord, why are you interested in the relationship between Takeda Takanobu and Takeda Matasaburo?" You must know that in this battle, Takeda Takanobu and Takeda Matazaburo cooperated tacitly, and they were caught off guard by Danma. ”

Zheng Heng touched his nose, smiled slightly, and said, "It's just a little strange." Something is wrong in time, Kan Kanwei. Do you see that? ”

Kuroda responded in amazement, pondered for a moment and said, "Yes, it was an hour and a half since Takeda Matazaburo began to attack, and Takeda Takashin attacked behind the mountain. You must know that the total strength of Takeda is only 3,000 people, that is to say, Takeda Matazaburo used the military strength of less than 1,000 people and the 6,000 mountains to fight for an hour and a half before waiting for Takeda Takanbu to attack. Whether it was Takeda Takanobu sitting back and watching Takeda Matasaburo fight alone, or Takeda Mataburo wanting to grab the credit, Takeda Takanobu came in a hurry, which shows that the relationship between the two is not as harmonious as rumored by the outside world. ”

Miyahara Masashige felt a little envy and jealousy towards Kuroda Shoei, who was kneeling on the side, but he didn't say anything more.

When the Date family discussed how to capture Inaba and Tajima at the lowest cost, in Tajima, Yamana Yutomi led the army to break through the siege and fled, and when more than 6,000 people came, the momentum was violent, and there was a great plan to counterattack Inaba country in one fell swoop, and more than half of it was lost when it fled, like a lost dog.

Because of the steep terrain and the front and rear attacks of the Takeda army, it was impossible for everyone to quickly escape from the battlefield, and the result can be imagined. If it weren't for the fact that Takeda Matazaburo also suffered a lot of losses and was unable to resist the breakthrough of Yamana's army, I am afraid that the whole army would have been wiped out.

The Yamana army was under the attack of the Takeda army, and it was very difficult to retreat, only to break through forward and then evacuate the battlefield along the coastline was the right way, more than 6,000 people broke through less than 3,000, and the remaining 3,000 people, most of them did not retreat easily, and in addition to being prisoners, only four or five hundred people were beheaded.

Yamana Yutoyo was chased behind and beaten, the taste can be imagined, but there is no way, the defeat is like a mountain, he can only run like a lost dog, and escape to this corner of the city in one breath. Originally, it was the four heavens of Tajima who coerced him to send troops together, but now the counterattack failed, but was defeated by the Takeda army, losing nearly 3,000 people. However, among the four heavenly kings of Malaysia, Otagaki Teruyan and Yagi Toyonobu cut off their heads on the spot, and the other two also lost their troops and suffered great injuries. Everyone put all the blame for the defeat on Yamana Yutoyo. Who made him the guardian of Tajima Province, defending Tajima was originally the duty of Yamana's guardian, and it was also a prerequisite for the imperial court to hand over Tajima to the Yamana clan to govern, and the benefits of victory belonged to the Four Heavenly Kings, and the failure was borne by Yamana Yutoyo.

This castle, also known as the Castle of the Thieves and the Castle of the Mountains, is a famous castle in the country of Tajima. In this corner of the city, the wind is loud, and the four gates are closed. Yamana Yutomi jumped like thunder and roared wildly, at this moment he just wanted to kill people, and he just wanted to cut off the heads of the remaining walled houses and Tian Jiezhuang Isyi.

No one dared to enter Yamana Yutoyo's residence, and Yamana Yutoyo vented for a while before falling to the ground. He knew that even if someone sent the walled house and Tian Jiezhuang to him now, not only would he not be able to cut them down. On the contrary, it is necessary to appease the two of them. Who let the two of them still have two or three thousand troops in their hands, although they can't beat Takeda Takanbu in the field, but with the remnants of the defeated generals in their hands, they can still hold the city, if they are forced to rebel, he will really become a lonely man, and this corner of the city will also become a lonely city. A lonely city that could collapse at any moment.

Yamana Yutoyo admits that he is not a mediocre person, and he has also been angry and tried to be strong, relying on the production of Ikuno Silver Mountain and Meiyan Copper Mine, he won the rebellious Inaba guardian clan Yamana Seitori ten years ago, and the new Inaba guardian generation is his younger brother Toyota. I never thought that Takeda Takanbu would empty his stupid younger brother, Yamana Yutoyo sent out tens of thousands of troops in order to pacify the Inaba country, and the victory was a little slack, where did he think that Takeda Takanobu took the opportunity to attack at night and was caught off guard. Under the great injury of vitality, the four major families took control of the national politics of the kingdom of Tajima.

Takeda Takanobu was victorious, and Yamana Yutoyo believed that he would attack soon,

He didn't want to be cut off his head, so he had to come up with a countermeasure, and immediately rang the bronze bell, which summoned the retainers to an emergency meeting, and the bronze bell rang for half an hour, and only a dozen people sat in the normally crowded conference room. And all of them were his people. Sitting first on the left was his stupid younger brother Toyosa Yamana, and the short man sitting behind him was his sister-in-law Toyosa Yamana. At the top of the list on the right is his other brother. Yamana, who served as a diplomatic officer.

Except for Yamana Toedei, Yamana Toshisu, Yamana Toshiyo and others, they are all members of the Yamana family, and now Yamana Yufeng can only rely on his clansmen. There were only a few people in the conference room, all of them sighing, and everyone could see that the spirit of the Yamana family had declined, and if it weren't for the blood of the Seiwa Genji Nitta clan and the Miaozi Yamana, they would have fled from this corner castle long ago. To be exact, there are still many clansmen who have fled this corner city. There was still some blood in their ability to stay.

Yamana Yutoyo looked at his younger brother and the clansmen, knowing that these people were thankful that they didn't drag him back, and if he wanted them to relieve his worries, he really looked down on them, and sighed secretly, seeing that Yamana Yutoyo, who was sitting behind Yamana Yutoshi, had something to say. But he is afraid of saying the wrong thing, and he generally does not dare to come forward.

Yamana Yutoyo didn't ask directly, but first explained the current situation, and then said: "You are all members of the Yamana clan, all of you are my brothers and nephews, and the Yamana family has reached the most crisis time, can you put forward any ideas?" ”

Yamana Toyosu couldn't bear it anymore, and he took the initiative to say: "The Takeda thieves are menacing, each family is defending their own city, the defenders of this corner city are only four or five hundred people, and the people are panicking, how can they resist the full attack of the enemy, and the only way to ask for foreign aid to help us survive the crisis?" ”

Suddenly, a waiter came to the door tremblingly and reported: "My lord, someone is outside the city, he calls himself Fujii Haogen, a messenger from Okayama. ”

Yamana Yutoyo has heard of this Fujii Haoxuan, the reason why the four heavenly kings were able to unite to fight back against Ashiya City was because he listened to this Fujii Haoxuan's bewitchment, and he still wanted to find him to settle the score, but he never thought that he would take the initiative to send it to the door.

If it had been a few years ago, Yutoyo Yamana would have jumped out and cut off the other party's head at the first moment when he heard someone in his territory, but now he had to be polite, because he knew that only the Date family could save him until now.

Fujii Haoxuan walked into the conference room with slow footsteps, he glanced at everyone slightly, and the corners of his mouth showed a trace of disdain, this is the Yamana clan, one of the four dignified families, has fallen into such a depressed situation. He walked to the opposite side of Yamana Yutoyo, knelt down, saluted, and said with a smile: "Date Dazai Daiji Masahiro's Diplomatic Office Envoy Fujii Haogen, knocking on Lord Uemon, I came today to tell Lord Uemon that I'm going to send troops to Inaba and Tajima to attack Takeda Takanobu in the near future, I don't know if Lord Uemon is making peace or fighting?" ”

Yamana Yutoyo's face was gloomy, and the anger burning in his heart could almost incinerate him, and he couldn't wait to rush up and directly smoke Fujii Haoxuande's big mouth. He was ready to be humiliated, but when he really heard Fujii Haoxuan's words, he still made him angry.

What did Fujii Haogen say, the Date army sent troops to attack Takeda Takanbu and asked him whether he was a peace or a war, and his simple words were full of contempt for the Yamana family, and he was silent, knowing that if he refused, it was very likely that the only road would be blocked.

Yamana Yutoyo was able to fight for his life to maintain the blood of the Yamana family, but the others were afraid that if they heard that he did not agree, they would immediately step forward and kick him off, and then put on an obedient master to sign a peace treaty so as to continue their power and fortune.

Fujii Haogen was quite satisfied with the appearance of Yutoyo Yamana, who gritted his teeth in his heart but had to be submissive on the surface, so he changed his words and cut to the point, saying, "If you sue for peace, the castle and the people under your command will be safe." ”

Everyone present knew that the words of suing for peace were to surrender to the Date family, in fact, for the Yamana family, surrender is not such a shameful thing, defeat is in front of you, who has not survived? In the troubled times of the Warring States, it is the truth that the weak are dependent on the strong.

The mountain master used to be brilliant, but now that it has declined, we have to see the situation clearly. The bad change in the situation was not completely unexpected, because Date Masaki's ability even the always strong boss Niko Haruhisa was defeated in his hands. The Date family sent an olive branch, whether to see the situation clearly and take the initiative to surrender to the Date family, or wait until the Date family's army arrives before opening the city and surrendering, those are two different destinies.

Yamana Yutoyo suddenly asked, "What are the conditions for Date Dazai Daiji?" He knew that there was no love for no reason, and there was no hate for no reason, and with the strength of the Date family, there would be harsh conditions for wanting to ask for and inevitable, and he wanted to know what the conditions were.

Fujii Haogen replied: "I heard that Princess Haruka under the knee of Lord Uemon is fifteen years old, and it is time to hold hands, please send Princess Haruka to Okayama, and the Date family will send troops to Inaba and Tajima in the name of Princess Haruka to fight against the rebels." ”

The matter of Princess Haruka is Fujii Haoxuan's own opinion, and the order he got is just to ask for an invitation, but he knows in his heart that an invitation letter cannot be the heart of the famous Ansan family, and the matter of Princess Haruka being sent to Okayama can enter the Date family in a grand manner, and the second can also be the heart of the famous Anzan family. (To be continued......)