The Date army that came to reinforce Miki Castle can be said to be elite, and Ueno Masaga is ruthless to himself, and of course there are no exceptions to others. After a day and a night of forced marching, he immediately entered the battle without a good rest, and although he finally won the victory, he actually exhausted all his body and was exhausted, and seeing the retreat of the Miyoshi army, he really did not have the strength to continue the pursuit. Originally, I still wanted to stay in Miki Castle, but I didn't think that other places would cure conspiracy theories that they wanted magpie nest doves to occupy it, and ran four or five miles to Nomura Castle again. He ate some hot food hastily, and then sat or lay on the ground, and as soon as his head touched the ground, he fell asleep.

The Date army was too tired to have the strength to fight again, and counting Takiyama Castle, Dojo Castle and Miki Castle, the Miyoshi army, which had not had a good rest for eleven or twelve days, was even more unbearable. After Iwanari Youtong took 1,200 soldiers and horses from his headquarters, plus 800 people led by Arima Chongze to Danhe City, he was still human-like when he was in Danhe City, but as soon as he walked out of Danhe City, he didn't look like a human for a few miles. Seeing the pleading eyes of his subordinates, Iwasari Youtong sighed and said, "Let people arrange meals, you have enough strength to fight!" Well, let Arima lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to be on guard all around, and not to be lazy. ”

Miyoshi Shixiu regards Iwanari Youtong as a thief, and Iwanari Youtong certainly does not have a good face to Arima, in any era, there is always a chasm between the genealogy of the retainers and the foreign retainers. Many genealogy retainers look down on the retainers of the outward style, even if they are not disdainful and disgusted, they will definitely not have anything to do with the retainers of the outward kind. Even if there is an intersection, it is to enjoy the stammering of the retainers outside. The retainers of the genealogy will think that the retainers have seized the land that should belong to them, and the land of others is like killing their parents. It can be said that it is an enmity that does not share the sky. When there is a conflict between a genealogical retainer and a foreign retainer. The head of the household, who is the adjudicator, tends to favor the retainers. Treat the retainers more harshly.

Of course, Arima Chongze didn't dare to talk back to Iwanari Yutong, and Iwasari Yutong didn't even dare to fart in front of Miyoshi Shixiu, but in front of Arima Shige, Iwanari Yutong can be said to have the power of life and death. When Arima Chong was only able to say to Iwanari Yutong that he obeyed orders, he endured anger and helplessness about the world in his heart. Just as Iwanari Tomoto had wanted to come forward and beat Miyoshi Shikyu more than once in front of Miyoshi Shikyu, Arima's mood was also the same, and he had to turn around and leave, for fear of showing dissatisfaction on his face.

There were 800 men under the command of Arima Chongze, but in fact, only half of his troops and horses were in his headquarters. The other half is a confederation of local wealthy clans from Settsu Province, and Ikeda Nagamasa of Ikeda Castle is the most important, so he is the natural deputy general.

Ikeda Nagamasa is said to be the descendant of the widow of Kusunoki Masayuki, the family style is resolute and independent, in the land of right and wrong in Kinai, only relying on a castle to persist in the troubled times for hundreds of years, if not for the slightest character, I am afraid that it would have disappeared long ago.

Hearing the order brought back by Arima Shigenori, Ikeda Nagamasa's face showed obvious dissatisfaction, and he didn't know whether he was dissatisfied with Iwanari Yutsu's harsh criticism or Arima Shigenori's non-resistance. He said, "Arima-kun, the brethren are really in need. Let's just rest for two hours, right? As soon as Ikeda Nagamasa finished speaking, the powerful people who came with him to complain also came to complain.

Listening to everyone's complaints, Arima Shigeno squinted, for Ikeda Nagamasa and the others' thoughts, he was naturally able to guess a few points, nothing more than coaxing himself to be impulsive, running to find Iwanari Yutong, in case something happened, he had to bear the guilt alone.

Arima Chong was not stupid enough to be strong, he nodded very casually, and said: "This is the order of the main tax assistant, everyone has opinions, you can go to the main tax assistant, when the time comes, Ikeda-kun, although you go to complain, if the main tax assistant is merciful, I will definitely read you well, and give up the position of the main general." ”

Ikeda Nagamasa sneered, seeing that he didn't hold Arima Shigenori, and after thinking about it for a while, it didn't make much sense, he planned well, and complained about Arima Shigenori to come out and be a bird. Hiding behind his back, even if he gets into trouble in the end, he is also angry, he Ikeda Nagamasa is just a bystander, he is also a strong party, and Ikeda Nagamasa's status in Miyoshi's family is equal. Even if you want to implicate him, you have to see if the people in Setjin will die and be sad.

Arima Shigenori is not a fool, he maliciously glanced at Ikeda Nagamasa, waved his hand, and said: "Scattered, scattered, whoever is not convinced, you can go to the main tax helper by yourself, and I will lead the team to be vigilant!" The crowd was bored, so the lazy cat went to rest in the shadows.

Ueno Masaga was resting, Iwanari Tomochi was also resting, and Shinohara Nagabo, who was following Iwanari Tomotsu, sent someone to report Miyoshi Minoru on the one hand, and he was also resting on the other, and when all the people on both sides were resting, Katayama Morenaga, who got the signal, had to stop at Himeji Castle.

The news of the protection of the Kuroda Kanbei by the political balance reached the ears of the Kodera Norishi and the political father and son when Kushibashi Zuo Jingliang fled back to the Imperial Castle, and it could be said that it was a bolt from the blue for them, and the father and son of the Kotera Norishi and the political official father and son thought about this matter when they killed the Kotera Kanbei, and as long as they made the same gesture as Himeji Castle in their way of thinking, they would definitely be able to be forgiven, although they would not send the Kuroda Kanbei to let them cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, but it was impossible to turn against each other.

Kuroda Kanbei was sheltered, and Takino Castle sent more than 300 people to Himeji Castle, and only 300 people were sent to build momentum for the Kuroda family, so that Gosho Castle did not dare to move, and he did give up the action after killing Kuroda Jobaka. Just when the father and son of Koji Norishi and political positions were in a heavy mood and didn't know what to do next, the news of the invasion of the Miyoshi Army came from Miki Castle, which was bad news for the father and son of Miki Castle, but it was a life-saving straw for the father and son of Koji who were falling into the abyss of despair.

The political office of the small temple held the military newspaper and pondered. The military newspaper said that it was the Battle of Miki Castle, in which more than 1,000 Date troops went straight to Miyoshi's army, and Miyoshi's army retreated to Tamkawa Castle after leaving hundreds of corpses. Date forced the Miyoshi army out of Miki Castle with thousands of troops, which made the original Koji government hesitate again.

Xiaoji has an indecisive temperament and thinks too much, in fact, there is only one choice left in front of him, and only by resisting to the end can there be a glimmer of life, but he still can't make a decision. Koji's political decision is difficult, but fortunately, there is a tiger behind him who has lived in seclusion for many years.

Koji looked into the distance, shook his body, and burst into a burst of wild laughter, hearing that Koji was stunned and said: "Since Date has no eyes, then let's let him see the courage of the Koji family, although the Koji family is weak, as long as it is planned properly, it can overturn the big ship." ”

Xiaoji listened to his father's words and said suspiciously: "Father, what are your plans?" ”

Xiao Tian Norishi looked out of the city, blowing a cold wind, his eyes were cold, and said: "Although the Date family can defeat the Miyoshi family to retreat for a while, but the strength of the Miyoshi family has not been damaged, and it will inevitably make a comeback, and the soldiers who can be reinforced are only a thousand people, plus the Miki City other houses have at most two or three thousand people, how can they compete with tens of thousands of Miyoshi troops." Then the Date family will inevitably have follow-up soldiers and horses to go to Miki Castle for reinforcements, and if you want to reinforce Miki Castle in a short time, you can only use the thousand-man team of Takino Castle's Katayama Moricho and Masacho's father and son. ”

Kodera pondered for a moment and said: "What my father said is that if the Date army that blocked Takino Castle was blocked, the Miyoshi army would be able to deal with Miki Castle calmly, but I am afraid that the Miyoshi army would not be able to win in a short period of time, and the Date army would arrive at that time." ”

Koji replied: "Hmph, what are you afraid of, of course our family can't stop it for long, what if you add Akamatsu Yoshisuke and Miki Tongming?" Since they were put together by Date Xiaoer, they are unwilling, as long as they cooperate sincerely, they can gather at least four or five thousand people, and it is difficult to defeat the Date army in the field, but when it comes to defending the city, hmph, even if it is an army of twenty or thirty thousand, it may not be able to break through the Imperial City in a month or two, is it possible that the Miyoshi army will not be able to break through Miki City in a month or two and kill a thousand Date reinforcements. ”

After listening to Kotera's analysis, he knew that this was the only chance for the Koji family to win, so he said heavily: "It's done." Saying that, Akamatsu Yoshiyu, who immediately sent his henchmen to Zhiyan City, stated the stakes, and said that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold.

Since Yoshisuke Akamatsu killed his father Harumasa Akamatsu, the already decaying Akamatsu family has experienced a great decline in its sphere of influence after this turmoil, and the subordinate families have also become independent, and they are in a moment of turmoil.

After listening to the statement of the envoy of Kodera Masaki, Akamatsu Yoshisuke was actually quite worried about Date Masaki, and he also received the news of the Miyoshi family's invasion, and after thinking about it, he finally agreed to Kodera's request for a political position. Not to mention Miki Mitsumei.

By the evening of 4 February, fierce fighting broke out again at Miki Castle.

At the same time, an anti-Date meeting was held in the castle, and the Kodera government officials listened to his father's advice and took Akamatsu Yoshisuke as the leader of the alliance, and sent an envoy to Tamkawa Castle to meet Miyoshi Shikyu in person, asking Miyoshi Shikyu to teach him face-to-face, and at the same time began to gather troops to take the castle.

The semi-public meeting of Goshojo Castle immediately attracted the attention of Takino Castle, Muroyama Castle, and Himeji Castle, and Katayama father and son soon learned of the contents of the meeting of Goshojo Castle, and they were shocked, and while strengthening the defense of Himeji Castle, they sent people back.

The battle of Miki Castle is in full swing.

On the morning of February 6, a team of 300 men bound for Miki Castle was attacked. (To be continued......)