If Besho Anji Heaven and Hell went back and forth, and finally stole the chicken and almost coughed up blood and fainted, then the people of the castle obviously never rushed out of hell. The situation took a turn for the worse, and the hope that Miyoshi would send troops again was still in their hearts, followed by a sleet that completely extinguished their cheerful mood, as if they had fallen into hell again. Miyoshi Shikyu silently withdrew from the battlefield without saying hello and left Harima Province, which made Yoshisuke Akamatsu, Kodera Masashi and others who had been waiting for a miracle to appear panic all day long.

For a time, all kinds of strange news in Harima were circulating everywhere, and all kinds of irresponsible rumors became the main topic after dinner. Now it's not Miyoshi Shixiu who calmly retreats into a fiasco and flees, for them losers, whether they retreat calmly or flee in a fiasco, it doesn't matter much, and now the rumor has changed to the Date family to settle accounts after the autumn, whose accounts will be settled after the autumn, and whoever is nervous and who is panicked all day is whose account.

In short, some people swore that they saw tens of thousands of Yida troops carrying banners, wearing armor, holding sharp weapons in their hands, pushing siege vehicles, killing towards the imperial city, killing towards Zhiyan City, and killing towards Manjiu City. In short, their end is near.

But this is all just a rumor, and nothing has changed in various places, except for the closed gates and strict guards. With the arrival of Ueno Masada, the people of the castle suddenly became even more noisy, you must know that the original defenders of Himeji Castle were only two or three thousand, and they were still within their expectations, but now there are more than three thousand people at once. They were all elite generals after a fierce battle with the Miyoshi Army, and if they knew that most of them were young men who had fled near Miki Castle, they would not have been so nervous.

The news that the Date family had come to reinforcements, along with the sound of the rallying call. Soon spread throughout the castle. The soldiers defending the city stood in fear and dared to stand inside the city walls looking at the noisy Himeji Castle in the distance, which made their mood even worse.

Akamatsu Yoshiyu's face was very pale, and now the people in the city were already panicking, and these anti-Date coalition forces in the city were not united internally. Is it no wonder that a simple sortie will not be able to do anything in the end, and what can a disunited leadership do? Even if you have twelve points of strength. I don't need it.

Akamatsu Yoshisuke can't cry anymore, he didn't expect that Miyoshi would retreat quietly because of a heavy rain. Brought them down, and the Date army came so quickly that the number of troops in Himeji Castle had exceeded 5,000, and all of them were elite troops.

Now that the Date army has increased to five thousand. Then the follow-up troops will inevitably come in a steady stream. There are four or five thousand defenders in the city, and if you want to defend it, you can defend it, and there is no problem with the city, but his base Yancheng will be very likely to be attacked.

Thinking of his wives and concubines who were still left in Zhiyan City, and thinking of what they were about to face, Akamatsu Yoshiyu's body trembled, and the city could not be afraid of the siege of Date's army, but how should Zhiyancheng, which lacked a major general, respond to the attack of Date's army.

Akamatsu Yoshiyu only has two words left in his heart at the moment: regret. He shouldn't have waded into this troubled water in the first place. Miyoshi Changqing and Date Masahiro are two big heroes competing for power, what is it for him to participate in it. Listening to the rhetoric of the envoy sent by Miyoshi Changqing, Xia Keshang seized the foundation of his father Akamatsu Harumasa, and now he can't retreat or advance, I don't know what to do?

Yoshisuke Akamatsu cried and stomped his feet with hatred.

De Pingding, who followed him to fight, saw the appearance of his new lord, and knew that he had regretted it, so he touched it silently and said in a low voice: "Lord, now I should consider how my family should move next, and I shouldn't hang myself in the Imperial City." ”

Akamatsu Yoshiyu has already been masterless, and he can listen to the words of Pingding, as if the person who has fallen into the water has grasped a life-saving straw, where is the possibility of not grasping it, and immediately asked: "How to say?" "Without the reserve and majesty of being a human master, his face showed childlike fear and fear.

The King of the Dead Country. You have to calm down Ah to say this about his lord.

As the head of a family and the head of a city, Yoshisuke Akamatsu also has a certain insight into politics and strategy, and can say some truths based on political strategy, but when he encounters things, he shows his true colors, cowardly and incompetent.

De Pingding's heart couldn't help but secretly despise Akamatsu Yoshiyu, but there was a wry smile on his face, and he said: "Needless to say, the Imperial City will also become the main battlefield, my lord, we are trapped here, there will be no way out, only by jumping out can there be a glimmer of life." ”

Akamatsu Yoshisuke still didn't understand what he meant.

De Pingding explained in detail again: "My lord, what is the current situation, I don't need to say much, to say something ugly, the conflict between my family and the Date family was provoked by the first lord, and it has nothing to do with you, my lord." ”

Akamatsu Yoshisuke could listen to calm A's prevarication, and there was no sense of humiliation, but he nodded again and again.

De Pingding Ah approached and said: "My lord, now I will either shirk the blame to the ancestor or push it to the political position of the small temple, and secondly, I will send the family treasure to pray for the forgiveness of Date Bizheng Shaobi, only in this way, the Akamatsu family will not be uprooted by the Date family like the Shinmi, Zhuang, and Maori families, but it is inevitable to reduce the seal, but stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, the battle between the Date family and the Miyoshi family will not stop, and then it will be the opportunity for the lord, the opportunity for the Akamatsu family to rise again." ”

Akamatsu Yoshisuke heard that he was going to reduce the seal, and he was reluctant to give up, sighed, nodded and said: "Okay, just do as you say, but we have to leave quietly, and we can't let the political office of the small temple find out, otherwise we won't be able to leave." ”

Yoshisuke Akamatsu's sudden departure was completely unexpected by everyone, and when the news of Yoshisuke Akamatsu's departure was heard, it was like a bolt from the blue for the rest of the people who were still staying in the castle. The shock made everyone stunned, and no one dared to believe that the leader of the anti-Date alliance had left them without saying goodbye and trapped them in injustice, but after losing the thousands of people of Akamatsu Yoshiyu, the hearts of the people were even more panicked, and the situation of the castle became even more precarious.

Yoshisuke Akamatsu's sudden departure was completely unexpected by everyone. For the Date family, this is a thing that cannot be better, once Akamatsu Yoshisuke leaves the castle, the rest of the countrymen will definitely follow suit, so as to give the Date family a chance to break through.

As the lord of the castle of the city, the mood of the temple can be imagined, now he is in a dilemma, others can escape, but he has no way to leave, once he leaves the castle, he will die without a place to be buried, but he no longer has any confidence to defend the castle.

Once you leave the Imperial Castle, then the only possibility is that it will collapse immediately, not only will the territory not be reported, but it may also be difficult to save your life. Koji was in a hurry, and he didn't know what to do, so he thought of his father, Koji Nori.

Inside the Komatsu House, Koji Norishi sat on the tatami mats, half-closed eyes, listening to the latest information. Kodera asked in a low voice, "Father......" Although he pretended to be strong in front of outsiders, he was as cowardly as a lamb in front of his father, Kotera Norikan.

Kotera Norishi suddenly opened his eyes, unconsciously clenched the teacup in his hand, the teacup broke with a "pop", cut his fingers, and the bright red blood stained the mouth of the cracked teacup, and he didn't feel the scars on his hands at all, his eyes widened, and he almost roared out, and said: "The damn Date is correct, sure enough, luck is not human, it seems that to protect the Koji family, someone must stand up and take the initiative to bear the responsibility." ”

Xiaoji was stunned, got up and asked, "Father, what do you mean?" ”

Xiaoji raised his head slightly, looked at Xiaoji's political position, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The matter is irreparable, someone must stand up and be responsible, Captain Fujibei, stand up bravely, don't make meaningless resistance, everyone can keep safe." ”

After hearing this, Koji's face changed slightly, and the shock in his heart was much greater than what appeared on his face, he stood up, looked directly at his father, and suddenly felt that his father was like a stranger, and he roared angrily: "Father, don't forget, now the head of the Koji family is me. ”

"Really?!"

Kodera clapped his hands and said, "Escort your head of the family down, and I will personally take him to Himeji Castle to plead guilty." After speaking, more than a dozen samurai dressed in Kotera family costumes rushed in from the door, and the leader was none other than his younger brother Kotera Sadamasa.

Kotera Sadamasa said in a low voice: "Brother, I'm sorry! ”

So saying, the warriors pounced on him like wolves, and someone came up with ropes, and then his neck was strangled, and then a ball of sackcloth was stuffed into his mouth. Koji's political position is no longer decent, and he instinctively begins to resist. And a burlap bag was already under the hood, and his world was shrouded in darkness.

The change in the castle caught Himeji Castle a little unprepared, to be exact, since Ueno Masaga entered Himeji Castle with more than 3,300 people, Himeji Castle has been chaotic, and to outsiders, it seems that thousands of troops are coming together.

Internally, Katayama Moricho and Ueno Masacho were stunned by the food, and while asking the lord for food aid, they first borrowed some food from Muroyama Castle to live. Just when they were anxious, the news of Akamatsu Yoshisuke's escape reached the castle, and it was obvious that they didn't care, and they didn't care about the news of Akamatsu Yoshisuke. However, the news that Koji was holding his son Koji was shirtless and carrying thorns on his back had to make them pay attention to it. (To be continued......)