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On the 12th day of November in the 22nd year of Astronomy (1553), in the afternoon, in Okayama Castle. When Jin Guangzong Gao heard the news of the defeat of his own army, he unconsciously raised his voice: "What, Ninjayama City is broken?" Matsuda Left Omi's army was in a rout and fled back to Kanegawa Castle? ”

The spy immediately hurriedly reported to the golden light Zonggao whose face had changed drastically in front of him, buried his head in the ground and did not dare to raise his head for fear of angering the golden light Zonggao, and replied: "Yes, Date reinforcements broke through Ninjayama Castle with one blow, Lord Matsuda Hikojiro was beheaded to the public, Matsuda Zuo was close to the general eunuch and evacuated Hucang Castle after hearing the news, and Torakura Castle took advantage of the situation to follow the attack and capture Ugan and Nakaizumi, and approached Jinchuan Castle. ”

Such defeat is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Matsuda family, giving the various forces subordinate to the Matsuda family a chance to make a new choice, Jin Guang Zonggao's face was pale, his hands couldn't help but tremble, and he was obviously extremely afraid in his heart. Due to his proximity to Beichu, Okayama Castle could often hear about the situation of the Date family, and in the eyes of Jinguang Zonggao, Date Masahiro was just a lucky tyrant, but with the bad news of Maori Moto, he had an intuitive feeling for the front of the Date army for the first time, and it was an incomparably strong team.

Mao Li Yuan is famous in the Yin and Yang Dao, with outstanding prestige, and everyone knows the strength of the army under his command, but even such an unparalleled army was defeated at the feet of the Date army, and it was still crushed. There was a loud bang in Ninjayama Castle, so that the retainers of the Matsuda family sent spies to investigate, and the news found was that less than 1,000 Date reinforcements broke through the 500 garrison of Ninjayama Castle with one blow, and also killed Matsuda Motoyoshi, which frightened Matsuda Motoki to flee in a hurry, and Iga Kutaka took advantage of the situation to cover up.

Matsuda Motoki's attack on Torakura Castle was opposed by many retainers, and Kimitsu Sotaka was one of them. In his opinion, in order to survive in the gap between the strong, the small feudal clan must avoid fighting with each other, strive for good neighborliness, and speak in unison. Survive at any cost. Now that Niko Haruhisa is in the middle of the day, Date Masaki is also expanding rapidly at the sunrise, and the Urakami clan should not be underestimated. Matsuda Motoki not only did not think about safety, but took the initiative to provoke civil strife, which was the way to bring about his own destruction.

For a while, Jin Guangzong Gao had a lot of thoughts and couldn't help but worry. He lamented in a low voice: "What an eventful season!" However, the disaster is not just someone else's business, I am afraid that the general Okayama Castle will soon be taken, and when he heard the news that Date reinforcements attacked Ninjayama Castle and Matsuda Motoki was defeated, Jinguang Zonggao couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

Alas sighs. A spy ran in panting, fell to the ground, and reported heavily: "General, it's not good, the Date army suddenly came out of Fuchuan Castle and Hihata Castle at noon, the rebellious army of Toyama Castle was defeated without a fight, and the vanguard of the Date army has arrived in Asahikawa." ”

The Golden Light Sect stood up with a loud voice and rushed out of the main hall. The rest of the important ministers also hurriedly followed and hurried outside, no one expected that the Date army would come so quickly, so that there was no room for maneuver.

Okayama Castle was already in turmoil due to the enemy's attack, and all the frightens of the Kimitsu family, from the retainers to the samurai, and even the maids, all shouted "Enemy!" "While running around Chennai, most of them were concentrated in the front of Mimaru near Asahikawa.

Jin Guangzong climbed up to the gatehouse in front of the Sanmaru and looked out towards the other side of the Asahikawa, and the other retainers also came to the gatehouse. The railing looked at the other side of the Asahikawa River, and when they saw groups of Date soldiers with the flag of the Date family on their backs appearing on the other side of the Asahikawa River, they all became anxious and felt as if they had fallen into hell.

Looking at the more and more Ida Army banners, Jin Guangzong Gao looked at it a few times, his eyes seemed to burn, and he couldn't help but look away. asked, "Let's take a look at the front of you, how many people are coming from the Date Army?" How is the combat power? Can you block it? ”

Several retainers reported the number they had observed, and there were thousands of people, which did not seem to be much. However, the faces of the retainers were very unsightly, and everyone could see that the more than 300 defenders in Okayama Castle alone could not resist the attack of the Date family.

It is said to be thousands, but in fact, the estimate is much less, in the vicinity of Asahikawa has actually gathered a team of more than 2,500 people, Date Masahiro's main army has also been transferred from Kamibe Castle to Fuchuan Castle, under the oppression of the Date army, the rebellious army of Toyama Castle collapsed without a fight, and Date Masahiro transferred the main camp to Toyama Castle.

In the farmland dotted with love in Okayama City, the people who worked as farmers saw the Date family's army from afar, threw down their farm tools, and ran all over the mountains and fields, trying to escape from the battlefield of the two armies. As long as they fled from the battlefield, they would generally not be attacked, and after the war, they would also send a pacification letter to let the peasants who fled into the mountains and forests return.

The Date army is determined to take the city, not to kill. Kakura Hengxin glanced at Okayama Castle deeply, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, he already knew the battle situation in Ninjayama Castle, and the prestige of Matsushima Hengsheng and his brother Kakuro Hengzhong had also spread, obviously the struggle of the two made him secretly have the idea of competing, looking at the soldiers of the Date family, they had all entered a tense and excited state before the battle.

Date Masahiro looked at Okayama Castle and said to a man kneeling behind him: "Noshi Yoriji, you go to Okayama Castle and tell him, I will go to Tenjin Mountain Castle to help Urakami Sokei, and ask if it is war or peace?" "At that time, the common practice was to send an envoy before the war to ask the enemy if he was willing to surrender, and if he resolutely did not surrender, he would go to war.

Noshi Yoriji, the lord of Hontai Castle in Kojima County, surrendered to the Date family when the Date family attacked Kojima County, and his other identity is the brother of the Golden Light Sect. It was right to send Noshi Raiji to persuade him to surrender.

There was a relaxed atmosphere in the Date army, and he had already fallen into despair in Okayama Castle, and Jin Guangzong Gao was not a qualified samurai, and when he saw the arrival of Date Army, his face turned pale, and his fingers kept trembling, trying to calm down and pretend that nothing happened, but his heart couldn't deceive him.

Date came victorious, and the soldiers pointed out, with how the three hundred defenders could block it, there were no reinforcements outside, and there was no fighting spirit inside, Okayama Castle could be defended, and I am afraid that even he didn't believe it. When Jin Guangzong Gao thought of this, he couldn't help but feel even more desperate in his heart.

In desperation, a familiar voice sounded outside the city: "Yojiro?!" ”

When one of the defenders saw Noshi Raiji, he immediately shouted to the bottom of the castle tower: "Master Noshi is here, it's Date 's messenger!" "Noshi Raiji is obviously familiar with the people of Okayama Castle, and he often comes to eat, and he sees the two of them behind Noshi Raiji wearing the logo of the Date family.

When he was defending Bentaicheng a few years ago, he also sent a letter to Okayama Castle asking for help, but when Jin Guangzong summoned up the courage to go to the rescue, the Bentaicheng had already surrendered and had to go back. After the war, the two brothers still had some contact in private, but it was not as bright as usual. The most recent time was three or four months ago, when Neng Shi Laiji persuaded Jin Guangzong Gao to defect to the Goida family, but Jin Guang Zonggao sternly refused, and the two became enemies because of this.

Now that Jin Guang Zonggao is at the end of his rope, he can Shi Laiji visit as the envoy of the Date family, and the implication is that Jin Guang Zonggao doesn't understand, but he is still a little reluctant on the face. So, he got up and went out the door,

Neng Shi Laiji did not talk to Jin Guangzong Gao in private, but said openly and honestly in front of everyone: "The ability of His Royal Highness Date Danzheng Dazhong is very different from that of ordinary people, and his thoughts are like wild horses that have escaped the reins, galloping between heaven and earth, and the expansion is unprecedented. He employs people in an eclectic manner, and peasants, townspeople, ronins, and even inhuman untouchables have all become forces in his hands under his skillful incitement. He was anxious to take over the world by force, and gradually incorporated all kinds of people into the system of the Date family, hoping that all those who thought they had both talent and martial courage would follow him to the supreme glory. Second brother, he may not be as good as others in martial arts, but when it comes to Wenzhi, he is an outstanding person in front of him, and in your hands Okayama Castle is gradually prospering, do you see that Okayama Castle, which you have built with great difficulty, is it destroyed in the war. ”

In other words, what Noshi Raiji first wants to emphasize is that the soldiers of the Date family are pointing out, and no one can resist it, otherwise how can the small force of more than ten horsemen grow into a Warring States daimyo with two counts of yin and yang in just two years. Secondly, it is emphasized that the Date family needs a large number of talents, and if you don't follow the Date family, you will be crushed by the times.

Jin Guangzong Gao glanced around, from the retainers and samurai, to the ordinary soldiers and subordinates, all of them looked at him with expectant eyes, obviously moved by the words of Noh Se Laiji, in fact, they couldn't think of going deeper, they only knew that if they surrendered, their lives would be saved.

Jin Guangzong Gao waved his hand helplessly and said, "Kaecheng surrenders!"

On the evening of November 12, 1553, with the surrender of Okayama Castle, Date Lord's army began to cross the Asahikawa River and began to build a castle near Meizenji Temple on Mount Soyama on the east side of Okayama Castle, and began to move the Honjin to this area. On the same day, an envoy was sent to persuade the nearby Matsuda clan retainers to surrender.

The next day, the foreign ministers who originally belonged to the Matsuda clan, Susuki Toyozen of Funayama Castle, and Sushisho Mototsune of Ryunoguchi Castle, also surrendered under the persuasion of Jinguang Sogao, and the nearby Akimi Mountain Castle, Toyama Castle, and Ryonomiya Mountain Castle also surrendered, and the entire Matsuda clan was instantly suppressed by the Date Army.

The Matsuda clan quickly fell apart under the advance of the Date family, and Kanegawa Castle was breached by Iga Kutaka on November 14, Matsuda Motoki was killed, and his sister-in-law Matsuda Motomori fled to the army of Niko Haruhisa under the protection of his retainers.

Niko Haruma's entry into the Kobi former country entered the second stage, forming two major groups, the combined forces of Urakami Masamune and Niko Haruhisa and the combined forces of Urakami Munekei and Date Masahiro.