The three people in the forest are none other than the old man of the Luo family, Isono Yuanchang, the cavalry general Takasaka Masanobu, and the iron cannon general Yoshimi Irita.

As early as half a year ago, the three of them secretly received a secret order from the lord Zhengliang, and secretly dispersed the first standing cavalry team, the second standing cavalry team, and the second standing iron artillery team of the Luo family, which were respectively led by the three of them, and secretly brought war horses and other war materials to the Luo family's Higo Kingdom and Hyuga Kingdom.

After assembling, their group began to march towards the Mitai family's Zhongshan Castle on the western border of Hyuga Province, which had been secretly controlled by the Hyuga family several years ago. In order to cooperate with the secret actions of these teams, Masara also deliberately publicized the news of the Luo family's invasion of the Saeki family in Bungo Province, and even deliberately left the Saeki family, the Shimazu family, and the Ito family Hosaku who secretly infiltrated the border area of the Luo family (under the supervision of the Luo family's population registration system and the border blockade management system, these small works have been discovered by the Luo family's Black Eagle since they entered the territory of the Luo family, but they were not all captured until the Luo family attacked the Saeki family in an all-out way), In order to make these details pass false information to the three families as the Luo family, so as to attract the attention of the three families to the direction of the Saeki family of Bungo Province.

Of course, the Shimazu family and the Ito family were not stupid people, and although the attention of both families was focused on the territory of the Saeki family according to Masara's calculations, they also stationed garrisons in the border areas bordering the Luo family's territory just in case. Therefore, when the army led by Isono Yuanchang, Takasaka Masanobu, and Irita Yoshimi was about to arrive at Zhongshan Castle, he and the lord of Zhongshan Castle, Mitai Youwu, jointly served the Ito family defenders who had just been stationed in Zhongshan Castle.

Immediately, the army led by Isono Yuanmasa, Takasaka Masanobu, and Irita Yoshimi rested at Zhongshan Castle for a while. Then we started to follow the mountain road and gradually headed towards Matsuo Castle. Duration. With the cooperation of Mitai Youwu, he quietly won several Ito checkpoints and even simple earthen bars in the mountain road, and finally quietly sneaked into the mountain forest that had been selected by the Luo Family Intelligence Pavilion two days ago to rest.

The reason why it is necessary to rest and recuperate is because in the previous series of raids, most of the roads taken by the army on this road were mountain roads, which were very difficult to walk, and it was impossible to travel on horseback, so they could only lead the horses to advance on foot. Sometimes the trail is too steep for the horses to move forward, so they have to use knives to carve out a more gentle path through the woods. Even so, more than a dozen war horses were counted along the way (all of them fell into the cliff or under the hillside because of the steepness of the mountain road, and they fell to death or were injured and could not continue the journey, so they had to be killed for food), which made everyone's hearts ache. And the crowd was overwhelmed by this.

Secondly, because of the previous raids, many soldiers were injured in several battles with enemy troops along the way. And it is also very tired, so it is natural to rest in time.

At last. It is because according to the information of the staff of the local intelligence cabinet of the main family, the reinforcements of the Shimazu family and the Ito family to the Saeki family have been passing through Matsuo Castle for a while, and at this time they are already in a fierce battle with the army led by the lord Masara in the Bungo Province area, and this is the best time to attack.

When it comes to the members of the intelligence cabinet of the family, whether it is the old man Isono Yuanchang, or Takasaka Masanobu and Irita Yoshimi, they all admire them. The reason why he secretly infiltrated the vicinity of Matsuo Castle so smoothly this time is inseparable from the help of the Intelligence Pavilion. Although Mitai Youwu was indeed the first merit, the intelligence cabinet personnel who had been lurking in the local area for several years not only provided accurate maps during this period, but also grasped the accurate time, so that this army and horse could attack in time. Otherwise, once there is a big difference in timing and time, this army will naturally be discovered by the defenders of the Ito family. After all, the defenders of the Ito family are not fools, and along the way from Matsuo Castle to Zhongshan Castle on the western border, if they do not get the self-protection and safety of the checkpoint personnel along the way for a long time, then they will definitely be alerted by the defenders of Matsuo Castle. Now, after resting in the local area for two days, it is no longer possible to postpone it, and the army led by Isono Motomasa, Takasaka Masanobu, Irita Yoshimi, and Mitai Utakeshi and others is finally about to attack.

That night, the sparse starlight could not penetrate the clouds, and darkness covered the earth. The sound of shredded ropes filled the mountains, and it was the sound of horses' hooves, footsteps, and collisions. The sound of the crowd advancing was extremely subtle, looming, as if it were coming from underground.

"My lord, when you arrive, it's a mile north of you." , Under the whispered report of a local intelligence cabinet officer, Masanobu Takasaka, who was the main general of the vanguard array, looked up through the sparse starlight.

I saw that on the wall of the castle that appeared in front of me, the lights were not high, and it was the Ito family Matsuo Castle that was the base camp of the Shimazu family and the Ito family to support the Saeki family of Bungo Province this time. At this time, the sleeping city is extraordinarily peaceful.

"Pass my order, attack the city immediately!" Seeing this, Takasaka Masanobu immediately ordered. So, under his command, the army quickly poured towards the west gate of Matsuo Castle.

"My lord, look, the oil lamp, that's a signal from the people in the city who are waiting for us, and our Xizuo at the West Gate is ready to snatch the West Gate." Just as they were getting closer to Matsuo Castle, the personnel of the Intelligence Pavilion came to report again.

"Good!" Following the direction pointed by the intelligence cabinet personnel, and sure enough, after seeing what seemed to be a little starlight shining, Takasaka Masanobu immediately responded in a low voice and happily. Long before the initial battle, the lord Masayo had explained to him and the old Isono Chang respectively, this time the siege of Matsuo Castle, there will be the cooperation of the city's own family, and now it seems that the lord has really been prepared, so that the family's siege battle tonight has added a lot of help.

When Masanobu Takasaka, who was the vanguard, came to the west gate of Matsuo Castle, there was already chaos at the gate. The defenders inside seemed to be in the midst of a fierce battle, and it was clear that the troops of your own army were trying to seize control of the city gates, so as to welcome the army of Takasaka Masanobu and others outside the city into the city. It's just that Matsuo Castle is approaching as an important town for the Shimazu family and the Ito family to support the Saeki family of Bungo Province, and the defenders will naturally not be so lax, and as the Luo family personnel on the receiving side, the personnel must be limited, so naturally they can't open the city gate in time.

"Array, ready to shoot." After discovering the situation inside the west gate of Matsuo Castle, Takasaka Masanobu immediately ordered everyone to begin the siege. The Luo family's army, which was the vanguard, quickly lined up, and rows of archers began to prepare to shoot.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! At this time, the alarm in the city sounded non-stop, especially after discovering that a huge army suddenly appeared outside the city, and the defenders who were fighting fiercely in the city tried their best to call the police.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"

The sky on the city wall suddenly brightened red. Burning arrows of fire pierced into the darkness. The sound of the arrow was terrible, and the dark night was instantly shattered.

In the middle of the city, the heralds of the west gate galloped to the rest of the city gates, "If the enemy attacks the south gate, come to the rescue." ”。

In a hurry, most of the soldiers who were still asleep became a little flustered, and even the soldiers who began to assemble were in a mess at this time. In the dark, there was no longer a single qiē, and most of the personnel rushed to the west gate in a chaotic manner along the samurai against the flow of people.

At the west gate, on the battlements, life twisted and struggled in the fire, and screamed in pain. The firelight burned a warrior master who was the main general of the Ximen guarding the city that night, and I saw him holding a sword and shouting loudly: "Up, give me a ...... Hold on, hold on to me, and don't let the fine work of the city come near the gates.

It's just that when he shouted loudly, it was the sound of killing. Outside the city, countless shouts gathered.

"Kill!"

As the main force in the rear, it has finally come. Countless strips of cloth were torn off from horses' hooves and leather boots, and snowflakes fluttered in the firelight. The sound of horses' hooves rushed to the city. One by one, the ropes that climbed the city were thrown to the city wall, and the soldiers of the Luo family under the city climbed up the ropes like ants. The soldiers on the city wall immediately shouted and picked up their spears and stabbed at the Luo family soldiers who climbed up, and some of them even picked up their knives and cut the ropes fixed to the battlements by iron hooks with all their might.

At this moment, there was a "squeak, gaz", and under the full attack of the Luo family in the city, the city gate was finally opened with an overwhelmed moan. In the dust, a black-armored samurai stepped through the door with a spear, and this person was none other than Masanobu Takasaka, the commander of the vanguard formation. Continued, a hundred black-armored soldiers rushed in. On the city wall, the soldiers of the Luo family also appeared more and more.

The enemy army advanced, and the defenders of the west gate of Matsuo Castle began to retreat. The retreating soldiers infiltrated the rescue team, and the panic, and the germs spread rapidly among the defenders of Matsuo Castle, and there was chaos in the moment.

The main force of the Luo family's army instantly poured into the city.

"Can't be returned. If we retreat, we will abandon the city, and we have no way to retreat! The lord of Matsuo Castle, who had just arrived, was heartbroken and shouted: "The soldiers of Matsuo Castle, who is the first with me?" ”。

As the left arm and right arm of the Ito family's governor Ito Yoshiyu, he can't lose Matsuo Castle tonight no matter what, otherwise the family governor Ito Yoshisuke and his army who are fighting with the Luo family in the territory of the Saeki family in the Bungo country will fall into the situation of being flanked by the Luo family, and once this city is lost, most of the troops in the Hyuga country have been transferred to the western part of the Hyuga country and the border with the Luo family, so that at this time, the interior of the Hyuga country is empty, once this city is lost, Then the inner area of Hyuga Province will be quickly captured by the army that comes to attack, and if this continues, it will not be far from the destruction of the Ito family, so Ito Yuan will definitely not give up Matsuo Castle.

"I'm willing to be the general first." , Just as Ito Yuan shouted loudly, a samurai immediately shouted and stood in the street. One person, one sword, alone against the surging wave of the Luo family army in front. Behind him, more than a dozen samurai also shouted, "It was originally an adult battle, life and death are shared", and rushed out.

(The second shift, there will be another shift later.) Thanks to the "6213430" for the monthly pass. (To be continued......)