The morning sun is rising, the cold wind is cold, and the chill of early winter is getting stronger and stronger, and I am afraid that a heavy snow will fall soon. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoKita Omi's de facto owner, Asai Nagamasa, stood on the top of the mountain, wrapped his emaciated body in armor, his gaze slowly swept between the mountains full of soldiers, the anxiety in his heart increased unabated, and a nameless anger grew stronger and stronger, and his gaze gradually became gloomy. He had subdued hundreds of fortresses large and small in Kita-Omi, and more than ninety percent of the forces had returned to his arms, however, Kotani Castle was still closed and had no intention of opening the castle.

I have to do one! Asai Nagamasa has a heavy heart, he doesn't want to face Asai Hisasa, so it is even more confirmed that he is not the heir of Asai Hisasa, although everything in the Warring States period is respected by strength, but the importance of righteousness is undoubted.

Asai Nagamasa doesn't want to face Asai Hisamasa, but he cares more about the belonging of Kotani Castle, Kotani Castle is the foundation of the Asai family, and if he doesn't decide the outcome for a day, he will not be at peace for a day, not to mention that now is a turning point in history, and if he doesn't grasp it tightly, I'm afraid he will be eliminated by the times.

Kotani Castle, the city gate is closed, but the situation in the city can't be hidden from Asai Nagamasa, the intervention of the Echizen Asakura clan, the reason why his eyes are even more gloomy, what he didn't expect is that the Echizen Asakura, whose eyes were robbed, still has the strength to intervene in the belonging of Kita-Omi.

Obviously, in the eyes of the Echizen Asakura clan, the threat from Kita-Omi was more certain than that from Kyoto was far greater than the Honganji Ichiku, which was wreaking havoc in the country. Asai Nagamasa is full of anger at the Echizen Asakura clan's intervention, which is the crux of his difficulty communicating with Asai Hisasa.

The battle of Otani Castle is imminent, and after learning the news of the intervention of the Echizen Asakura clan, Asai Nagamasa knows that he can't wait any longer, and the endless waiting will only make the already turbulent Kita-Omi, which is already in turmoil, even more turbulent, and the battle of Otani Castle must be ended before the first heavy snow falls.

No one can predict what kind of changes a heavy snow will bring to the strange situation in Kita-Omi, the relationship between Echizen and Kita-Omi is complicated, and who knows how many forces in Kita-Omi are supported by the Echizen Asakura clan, and if the crisis in Otani Castle cannot be resolved, the crisis in Kita-Omi will spread, which Asai Nagamasa cannot allow. When it can't be solved internally, the only way to do it is to rely on external forces, and once external forces intervene, a lot of vested interests will be lost internally, and Asai Nagamasa doesn't want to completely become a vassal of the Date family, so the only way to end the battle of Otani Castle is before it snows.

Asai Nagamasa was reluctant to face Asai Hisasa, but the battle of Otani Castle could only be resolved by force. He gave the order to attack, and the herald set out with his orders to the various camps, and the whole system slowly began to work in tea time.

As the striker is the number one warrior of the Asai family, Endo Naomasa, originally he was unwilling to face the old lord Asai Hisasa, Endo Naokei followed Asai Ryomasa in his father, he became Asai Hisasa's small surname when he was young, and it can be said that he is a genealogy retainer of the Asai family. Naokei Endo is not a reckless man, he is deeply aware of the predicament that the Kita Omi Asai clan is facing now, the fall of Sawa Yamajo has caused Kita Omi to lose the portal, and he will be attacked from the Date clan at any time, and the more he knows about the Date clan, the more afraid he becomes.

Endo Naokei is loyal to the Asai clan, not just one person, Asai Hisamasa is kind to him, but once the Kotani Castle incident cannot be resolved for a long time, and even the Echizen Asakura clan takes control of Kotani Castle, which is a catastrophe for the Asai clan. In front of the powerful Date family, Kita-Omi can only better safeguard the interests of all the powerful people in Kita-Omi only by deciding the winner as soon as possible, which is also the reason why Naokei Endo actively participated, and he wanted to solve the battle of Kotani Castle as soon as possible.

After Asai Nagamasa gave the order to seize Kotani Castle by force, Endo Naokei took the lead in moving, and then the three families of Hai Chiyu, followed by the powerful forces in various places, Endo Naokei saw clearly the crisis faced by Kita Omi, and the forces of the three families of Hai Chiyu and the Asai clan naturally understood.

When the three families of Hai Chiyu moved, even if some people couldn't see the world clearly, they couldn't figure out the crisis that Kita Omi was going to face, and when most people supported Asai Nagamasa, it would be a fool's way to run to Asai Nagamasa's opponent.

You don't see that Ah Shu Sadashi once fell into the wrong pawn, his territory was divided into more than a dozen rewards, and Yamamoto Mountain Castle, a key place located at the eastern foot of Lake Biwa, also became the new residence of Endo Naokei. In exchange, Endo Naokei's original residence castle Sugawa Castle fell into the hands of Akao Kiyotsuna, who also paid a lot of money. This is the fundamental reason why Naokei Endo advocates the use of force to solve Otani Castle, and the above description is only an incidental reason. Peacefully solve the incident of Kotani Castle, he has no reason to seize the Jucheng Yamamoto Mountain Castle of Asushi Sada, even if Ashutan Sadashi is deprived of most of the territory, but he will not be taken away from Jucheng, you must know that Asushi has sixty or seventy percent of the troops in Otani Castle, and if he wants to peacefully solve Otani Castle, he is a figure that cannot be bypassed.

Peacefully settled Kotani Castle, the most seriously damaged was Endo Naokei, Yamamoto Yamajo was recovered, and it was also difficult for Haibei Tsunakiyo, who had paid a lot of money to obtain Endo Naokei's old castle Sugawa Castle, to return to Sugawa Castle, and then Endo Naokei would have nothing left.

Only by force to solve Otani Castle, Ah Shu Sadashi will lose everything, Endo Naokei led thousands of forwards to prepare for the siege of the city, just wait for his order to storm Otani Castle, only with blood to pave a road to victory.

At this time, in Kotani Castle, Hisamasa Asai and Sadasei Asai were also closely monitoring the movements outside the city. Ah Shu Zhenzheng has learned of the tragic situation of his territory, and knows that his territory has already been privately granted by Asai Nagamasa, which is a very big blow to him, and it also deepens his determination to resist to the end.

The main reason for Asai Hisamasa and Asaki to make up their minds to resist to the end was the intervention of the Echizen Asakura clan, as long as they held on until the heavy snow fell, the situation in Kita-Omi would change drastically, and they would have the final say in both peace talks and war.

Seeing that the camp outside the city began to assemble and move, Asai Hisasa's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and he hurriedly said to Ah Shu Zhenzheng on the side: "Zhenzheng, they are finally going to move." "Hisashi Asai has been defeated in foreign wars repeatedly, so naturally he doesn't have much self-confidence.

Ah Shu Zhenzheng nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that they are more anxious than we thought, and now they can't help but do it, and it's getting colder and colder." However, the faces of both of them were extremely solemn, knowing that there would be one big battle after another.

Asai Hisamasa stared directly at the enemy formation not far away, couldn't help but gasp, and said awe-inspiringly: "Zhenzheng, I'm afraid they don't want to test, this, this is the appearance of a general attack!" At this time, he saw clearly the movement of the enemy formation, at least no less than 5,000 men, who had already been dispatched and were gathering at a faster pace.

Ah Shu Zhenzheng's face was indescribably solemn, but at this time, the larger the Asai Nagamasa's lineup, the calmer his heart became. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. Only when Kotani City is still in his hands can he have the bargaining chips to make a comeback.

After a moment, Ah Shuzhen Zheng sneered: "Pass on my military order, the whole army has it, prepare for battle!" The order was delivered, and the entire city of Kotani was quickly put into operation, and a large number of garrison weapons were loaded onto the city, and the stenching gold juice was boiled.

As a weapon for defending the city, the golden juice spread rapidly after the first use of Zhengheng, and quickly occupied most of the world, and the only benefit it brought was the centralized disposal of feces, and the situation of open defecation was strictly forbidden with death orders, which also increased the difficulty of siege.

Endo Naokei's movements were very fast, less than a cup of tea, about noon, after a little warmer, dense figures of all colors, like surging ants, swarming towards Kotani City, there were thousands of people.

The direct force under the control of Endo Naokei has hundreds of samurai and 300 standing troops, and the remaining 600 or so people are peasant soldiers, and now, these peasant soldiers are under the threat of the direct army behind them, holding sandbags, and quickly pressing towards the side of Kotani Castle.

In the absence of effective siege weapons, the attack and defense of both sides will be a long cage battle. Ant-attached, the Ashigaru people of Endo who climbed under the castle walls were far from knowing what awaited them?

At this time, how could Ah Shu Zhenzheng hesitate, he waved his hand: "Let's start the golden juice!" The heralds around him quickly passed the latest instructions of Ah Shu Zhenzheng to the front line, and a moment later, more than twenty strong men with large wooden spoons scooped a spoonful of gold juice from the hot jar.

Suddenly, a pungent smoke rose from under Kotani Castle, although these Ashigaru people of the Endo Department had been prepared, but they were poorly equipped, and the standing army behind them did not treat them as human beings at all, and under the watering of the golden juice, they could only roll down and fall one after another.

The stench outside Kotani Castle couldn't stop spreading around, and Endo Naojing's face became very ugly, he naturally knew that the golden juice was a castle-defending weapon from the Date family, but it was also the first time he had seen it so useful in defending the city.

Seeing that there were at least hundreds of Ashigaru in front of him falling, Ah Shu Zhenzheng couldn't help but swing his fist excitedly, and the green tendons on Shou's face swelled. The pressure of this period can be imagined, and after losing the territory, the people under his command are panicking.

The corners of Asai Hisasa's mouth grinned, he relaxed his heart slightly, and said with a smile: "Zhenzheng, the darkness before dawn is about to pass. Now, with their blood, we will prove our glory! I'd like to see what the little bunny is going to do now. ”

The loss of hundreds of ashigaru caused the Endo Standing Army to cut off several heads before it could restrain the collapse of the ashigaru, Endo Naokei's face was gloomy, and his eyes showed shame, he didn't expect the battle of Kotani Castle to be so difficult from the beginning.

Although Naokyo Endo really wanted to attack the castle again, he knew that once he forced the ashigaru to attack the castle, not only would the ashigaru immediately collapse, but even his standing army would collapse, and the previous defeat would be too demoralizing. It was impossible for the golden juice to kill hundreds of people, and the injuries far outweighed the morale of the loss of death on the spot, and the wails filled the barracks.

Naokyo Endo didn't attack again, he sent someone to ask Asai Nagamasa what to do next? What's more important is that he wants the three families of Hai Chiyu who are following him to share his pressure, and if the three families of Hai Chiyu come together, the number of people will be as high as 5,000, of which there are 3,000 people in Ashigaru.

When Asai Nagamasa received the report from Naokei Endo, his face became extremely ugly, the golden juice of Kotani Castle was still the new policy implemented when he was in power, and the manure tank in the city was also newly built by him, but now he was the first to be hurt, which is really ironic.

However, Jin Juice could not stop his attack, he knew that once the snow fell, the encirclement and suppression would basically stop, and it would drag on for several months, until the beginning of spring next year, they could only look at the city and sigh, and they were at a loss, which would inevitably affect the direction of Kita Omi.

In the end, it was still a sentence that Asai Nagamasa had to capture Otani Castle before it snowed this year, so the siege time was very tight, no more than four or five days at most. As far as the situation in Kita-Omi is concerned, there are internal and external difficulties politically, and military strength is insufficient, and if we want to maintain our independence and not become a complete vassal, we can only achieve victory in four or five days.

As soon as Asai Nagamasa was about to give a total order, he felt a slight chill on his forehead, and subconsciously reached out to touch it, only to feel a little chill on his fingers, and then his forehead and cheeks were three or four points cold, and when he looked up, the sky was getting darker and darker.

Asai Nagamasa clenched his fists and said viciously, "Damn! ”

A shouting and screaming voice came from inside Kotani Castle: "It's snowing!" It's snowing! Asai Hisamasa and Ah Shu Zhenzheng glanced at each other, and they both saw the joy, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but Ah Shu Zhenzheng had not completely relieved himself.

Kotani Castle did not let up in the slightest, and gave Asai Nagamasa the final blow, forcing him to give the order to retreat, and continuing to attack the city in the wind and snow was really a sinful thing for the besieging party.

This winter rain came and went on for several days, and at noon on the third day, there was a goose feather snow floating in the sky, and the sky and the earth suddenly became white.

When the heavy snow fell, Masahiro also learned that Kotani Castle was still in Asai Hisasa's hands, the corners of his mouth grinned slightly, and he sneered in a low voice: "Asai Nagamasa has entered the bar." His gaze shifted from Kita Omi on the map to the corner.

Zhengheng's mind moved slightly, and he remembered something, and said to Kuroda Kanbei behind him, "Get me Tozawa Baiyunzhai." ”

It didn't take long for Tozawa Baiyunsai to come, looking at the person kneeling under him. Zheng Heng slowly spoke: "I want to know how you infiltrated Kyushu?" ”

Tozawa Baiyunzhai was stunned, he didn't expect Zhengheng to ask him about Kyushu, his mind turned sharply, and he became slightly excited. Hattori is rising, and Tozawa can be said to be cautious, and it's finally time to show his skills. (To be continued.) )