As the saying goes, cherry blossoms are the fate of the seven days. Flowers bloom cherry blossoms, and people do samurai. The instant beauty and death of cherry blossoms, and the peaceful face of the giving and ending of life, are the soul of the Wa nation. Takeda Takanobu is a descendant of Seiwa Genji Silla Saburo Yoshimitsu descendant, not an ordinary country samurai, he likes cherry blossoms the most, the blooming of cherry blossoms is the origin, the cherry blossoms fall is emptiness, everything dust to dust, earth to earth, after he learned that his younger brother Takeda Matazaburo turned his back on him, not only did not have the same panic as his retainers, nor did he feel heartbroken, but a more calm attitude to face the upcoming curtain call.

The cherry blossoms in and around Tottori Castle have already fallen, and the strong wind of a few days ago has swept away the cherry blossoms that are fluttering one after another, and the castle is covered with petals that fall in the wind. In the hazy twilight, the petals of the cherry blossoms have gradually blurred. The wind is loud, and no one has the leisure to sweep up the cherry blossoms, wrap them up, and then find a place to bury them.

The remnants of cherry blossoms on the left and right sides of the corridor are mixed with a very bright dark red, like old bloodstains, and the air seems to be filled with the smell of death. In Saigo Inaba Mamoru's eyes, that dark red is very unlucky, and there is no time to take care of it.

The cowardly have gone into hiding, the sycophants have disappeared, and all that remains in the city are the brave and brave, who have long since ceased to be angry, but disappointed and frustrated. The younger ones racked their brains to leave the final death song for their loved ones, and the older ones were already ready to wrap themselves in white cloth and hide them in their arms, wipe the blades in their hands, and let them cheer for their swan songs. War is inevitable, so let them fight well, thinking so, his eyes widened and he looked at the sky.

Saigo was promoted by Takeda Takanobu to the end of the micro because of his hata, and he had already sold more than 100 catties of meat to Takeda Takashin Faith. He let out a long sigh and said, "It's not long since I lived in the world, maybe tomorrow will be the last day of my life, so let me fight hard." ”

At this moment, Saigo came in a hurry. He was forced to be calm and fully armed. With a death-threatening expression on his face, he had no time to pay attention to the remnants of the flowers on both sides of the corridor, and walked straight towards the inner courtyard. When he came to the inner court, Takeda Takanobu knelt on a tatami mat in plain clothes and wiped a short knife.

Takeda Takanobu raised his head, his eyes were red, but his expression was quite calm and indifferent, he wiped the short knife in his hand, and then put the short knife on the table in front of him. He asked in a low voice, "Inhata, do you know the origin of this short knife?" ”

Saigo shook his head in disbelief.

Takeda Takanobu smiled bitterly and replied: "Of course you don't know, this knife is the blade used by my father to feel that he is ruthless with his years and is sick and sick, and he entrusted it to me and warned me before he died. Be sure to protect the Takeda family. ”

Saigo Inaba retreated to the side and remained silent. Takeda Takan usually doesn't entrust the aftermath like this even when he loses his will, and he obviously has made the final decision. He smiled slightly and said, "If Saburo can survive, the Takeda family will survive, and I can resolutely go to the land of Yellow Springs." ”

I never thought that Takeda Takanbu did not feel resentful of Takeda Matazaburo's betrayal, but faced this matter with an indifferent attitude, and saw the hope that the bloodline of the Takeda family would survive. He looked up and said, "Inba, are you ready?" ”

Hearing this, Saigo Inaba Mamoru smiled miserably and replied calmly, "I have asked the servant to leave Tottori Castle with Taro and Jiro and go to Aki Province. You know, I was born in An Yi country, where I have a younger brother who stays at home. ”

Takeda Takashin didn't know what Saigo Inaba Mamoru meant, he looked very calm, as steady as Mount Tai, squinted his eyes, stood up suddenly, lifted the short knife, and said categorically: "There are no eggs under the nest, the scenery stone has fallen, and Tottori Castle is in danger." If this is the case, let them suffer less. ”

Saying that, he walked straight to the inner courtyard, Saigo Inhata Mamoru knelt on the ground and watched Takeda Takanobu leave, his eyes were already full of tears, he tried his best to suppress the tears that were about to burst out of his eyes, he was born in An Yi country, but where is there a younger brother left at home.

His two children died in front of his eyes as early as he left home, and his wife drew a knife and stabbed her neck to death, which is the cruelty of being a son of a martial artist. Takeda Takanobu also knew Saigo Inhatamori's will, so he said decisive words.

Takanobu Takeda walked into the inner courtyard, and his only child, five-year-old Koshiro, was sitting next to his wife, looking at his young son, and said, "Koshiro, you are also the son of a samurai, right!" Koshiro raised his head and looked at his father, and his wife seemed to know something, hugging the child tightly, and looking at Takeda Takanbu with pleading eyes.

Takeda Takanbu muttered in a low voice: "You are still young and walk slowly, I'm afraid you won't be able to go to the underworld with everyone." You go first, go to the intersection of the six reincarnations, and wait there for your father and mother to arrive. Quick, face the west and worship the Buddha. As he spoke, he suddenly pulled out the dagger from his bosom and stabbed his son, who was so stunned that he had forgotten to cry, in the chest.

Madame was gasped for breath. Takeda Takashin spun the short knife around the child's chest again, and the child was no longer sound, only his little hands spasmed violently in the air. Takeda grabbed the short knife with high confidence, and then, the child did not move.

Takeda Takanobu put the child's body in front of Madame and said, "Madam, it's time for you." So saying, he put the dagger in the arms of his wife, who was slumped and weeping, and walked straight out the door, he was also going to complete his last orgasm.

There was only a thud, and a woman fell beside the child. Takeda Takanobu paused slightly, his face was full of determination, and he walked towards the outside of the castle with firm and powerful steps, and Tottori Castle sounded the gong of the assembly, and everyone was in good spirits.

Have you arrived?

The eldest husband stands up to the sky, and he should do something vigorous and earth-shattering, how can he hide in a dark corner like an ant and save his life. Anyway, sooner or later, it is better to die vigorously, live a hearty life, and it is not in vain to go to the world, so there is no more timid thoughts, and they have walked towards the playground.

Takeda Takanobu stood on the stage, looking at the more than fifty people gathered, he knew that the people who had saved their lives had quietly fled, and all the true warriors who had stayed in the city had put life and death on the line, he clenched his fists. shouted loudly: "Everyone, the war situation has developed so far, death in battle is death, surrender is also death, in this case, it is better to fight and kill vigorously." When he is dying, he will also pull a cushion, and he would rather die with the enemy, rather than kneel down and beg for mercy, take his own humiliation, and be a hot-blooded man of the martial arts family in vain. ”

After a pause for a long time, Takeda Takanobu shouted again: "Now, the enemy has arrived overnight, and there is only one death to defend the city, and the only way to fight to the death is to go out of the city." There is a glimmer of life. Whoever has doubts will be killed! But he didn't say what the life was, and he got on his horse and galloped out of the city.

Thirty-three horses, some of them two rode out of the city and disappeared among the mountains.

Jingshi City, Katayama Moricho, Goto Katsuki and others listened to the information transmitted by Tozawa Zhong, and muttered in a low voice: "Takeda Takanbu is really out of the city." "The Date family has paid attention to intelligence since the beginning of the political balance, and the truth of knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible in a hundred battles is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Inaba Province was under the control of the Tozawa people even earlier, and Tottori Castle was the top priority. How to hide the movement of Takeda Takanbu and others leaving at night, because the cavalry did not dare to pursue, they didn't know where to go, but they also knew where to go if they guessed.

Katayama Mori ordered in a deep voice, "They left Tottori Castle, and the castle was empty, since this is the case. Then let them see the benefits of being crowded. There is Yuan Guangkatsu, our army brought a total of 100 war horses, two people on one horse, a total of 200 people, and took Tottori Castle for me. I'll see how long they can hide? ”

Youyuan Guangsheng received the order with indignation and replied: "The last general will receive the order!" ”

Goto Katsuki saw that Yuan Guangsheng was commanded, thought for a while, and stepped forward and said: "My lord, it is not easy to have two hundred people from Yuanjun to defend Tottori Castle, please let the last general lead the vanguard to follow in front of the back, and at the same time search for the enemy formation for the adults." ”

Katayama nodded and said, "Well, since he has always been ruthless, then I will make him completely desperate." Goto Katsuki, you lead the vanguard to follow behind Arimoto Hirokatsu, the two armies are connected to each other, and they must not be separated, and after Tottori Castle is captured, they will strengthen the city defenses and search for the enemy's traces. ”

After Goto Katsuki and Arimoto Hirokatsu left, Katayama Moricho stood at the head of Jingshi Castle, looked at the army leaving under the city, and said coldly: "I want to see what flowers you can turn out, and I want to turn out my palm when I ride thirty-one and dream." ”

At the confluence of the Chiyogawa River and the Yae River, at the foot of the Lingshi Mountain, Arimoto Hirokatsu arrived with his army, and he looked up from time to time at the ravines and dense forests on both sides of the river, which were all places where the Tibetans were consolidated, and he knew that the enemy was out of battle, and there were not many of them, but they were all outlaws.

Katayama Mori has a long life and Motohiro wins the battle Tottori, and it is precisely because of his caution that he takes a fancy to him. Youyuan Guangsheng urged his cavalry infantry and shouted loudly: "Cheer me up, go faster, this is a place where you can ambush, take the city of Totori, and you will be rewarded." ”

No one dared to say that Youyuan Guangsheng was not, but all the riders secretly shook their heads, only thinking that Youyuan Guangsheng was too much of a cup bow and snake shadow. But the world has always been careful, and I don't know who shouted, "There are people on the mountain!" As soon as he finished speaking, six or seven arrows had been shot in the blink of an eye.

With a thud, a figure was so abrupt that six or seven arrows were stuck in his face, neck, and chest, and then he fell off his horse, his eyes wide and twitching, and he couldn't see it. The range of the Maruki bow is not far, and the samurai in armor are not enough to kill, but the cavalry wears more leather armor, and even aims at the face door and neck, how can there be a reason for immortality.

Before the person could see it, there was damage, which made Youyuan Guangsheng angry, and he shouted loudly: "The infantry dismounts and guards in a circle, and the cavalry counterattacks with me." Immediately, the infantry dismounted and gathered around to set up a formation, and more than 100 horsemen under the leadership of Youyuan Guangsheng killed in the direction of archery.

Takeda Takanobu looked at the enemy cavalry attacking, but squinted his eyes and muttered in a low voice: "It seems that it is a decoy army, there must be a force behind it, don't fight for a long time, retreat!" His order was quickly conveyed, and he jumped on his horse and galloped in the direction of Yaegawa.

After pursuing more than 300 steps, Youyuan Guangsheng tightened the reins and stopped. Looking at the more than thirty enemy horsemen who seemed to be able to catch up immediately after a distance of more than a hundred paces, knowing that it might be Takeda Takanobu's surprise attack team in front of him, he was not lured by the merits in front of him, and ordered: "Since we have already passed the Yae River, it is not easy to cross the mountain and cross the Lingshi Mountain, ignore them, continue to rush to Tottori Castle, they will be dealt with by Goto Katsuki, and we have only one task, to capture Tottori." ”

Takeda Takanobu never imagined that the enemy general would be so cautious, but he began to retreat slowly, wasting the trap he had set in the mountains. Although he came out of the city with a decisive blow, but if he wanted to end up together, he also had to have a plan to intersect, first hollowed out Tottori Castle, lured the main force of the Date army out of the battle, and if he couldn't lure the main force out of the battle, he ate a part and forced his whole army to go out, but he never thought that the plan failed one after another, and now he met an enemy general who was extremely cautious and cautious.

Takeda Takanbu knew that if he didn't attack again, once he let the enemy leave, there would never be such a good opportunity again, bait and bait, eating the enemy cavalry could also make the Date family feel painful, and it could be regarded as revenge for his death, he shouted loudly: "Turn your head and kill back!" ”

Takeda Takanobu held the sword, roared, and rushed out first, and the thirty horsemen behind him let out a low roar before the battle, each holding a weapon, with Takeda Takashin Wei arrows, the black and white Sitsubishi flag fluttered, forming a wild goose array, killing the enemy in the field of vision.

Youyuan Guangsheng saw the enemy army rushing into battle, and roared: "Haha, I really can't bear it, kill, the front one in front of me is Takeda Takashin, kill him, take the first merit, and be promoted to the third level." "Who doesn't want to take the first credit, Youyuan Guangsheng is no exception.

There are more than a dozen people under the command of Arimoto Guangsheng who are skilled in archery, and they have dragged down the riding bow and shot arrows at the forefront of Takeda Takanobu, as long as the head of Takeda Takanshin is taken, the battle situation will basically be decided without the arrival of Goto Katsuki. If you can't win for a while, let Goto Katsuki rush to pick the ripe fruit, everyone will regret it for the rest of their lives.

More than ten arrows were shot at Takeda Takashin, a good Takeda Takashin, waving the sword in his hand, and splitting the bows and arrows that came one after another, even if he couldn't take care of it, he could move on the horse to avoid the arrows, only a chain of arrows from Yuan Guangsheng couldn't dodge.

The iron arrow grazed the shoulder pad and ricocheted backwards, and a horseman who had fallen to the chest fell to the ground, and was trampled in the thigh by his companions who rushed up behind him, and the click of broken bones made him faint in pain.

The scorching pain and biting paralysis enveloped his body, making Takeda Takashin grit his teeth, although Takeda Takashin dodged the vital attack, but still could not dodge the damage caused by the iron arrow, and the armor on his shoulders and the flesh under the armor were removed raw, revealing the flesh of his shoulders that were blurred with flesh and blood. (To be continued......)