A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 231 their own thoughts

While Asai Nagamasa was setting up the sealing circle, on a hillside ten miles away from Inabayama Castle, among the many Ashigaru under the banner of the Saito family, there were more than a dozen fully armed samurai who looked to be of extraordinary status. They are discussing urgently.

To be more precise, it was a group of warriors surrounding one person in the middle who kept asking questions and complaining.

"Master of the Shi family, has Lord Yilong not responded yet?"

"The Asai army is far better equipped than our army, and they are so brave and good at fighting. If there are no reinforcements."

"Damn it, it's all the fault of Mitsuhide, the traitorous general of the Akechi family!"

"Where did the enemy general Sakon Sakon come from? His military strategy is so powerful!"

One question after another made Ujie Fuquan, one of the three people in the middle of Mino, feel his head as big as a bucket. In fact, he was also troubled by the same problem.

Although under his own mobilization, many samurai and ashigaru gathered here, their strength was stronger than that of the attacking Asai army, and there were also some who were famous in Mino.

However, less than half a day after the war started, our side lost three formations in succession. If it had not been for the critical moment when the general Fuwa Koji from Fuwa City led an army of [-] troops to come to the rescue, our side would have suffered a huge defeat and suffered a rout of thousands of miles. It would not be completely impossible. .

However, even though Asai's army has retreated slightly due to the activity of Fuwa Hikari's army, and the two armies are temporarily in a state of confrontation, the sense of crisis in his heart is getting stronger and stronger.

Not only had there been no response from the several batches of messengers he had sent to Inabayama Castle for help, but also because with the arrival of the Fuwa Hikari Army, there was an extremely unexpected piece of information.

That is the Bodhiyama Castle of the Takenaka family, which is adjacent to the Fuwa Castle. It has not responded to his invitation for reinforcements. Then think about the fact that Ando Mamoru, the leader of the three Mino people, has not had any reinforcements until now, and has maintained his position for many days. The Silent Inaba Kazutetsu.
Even the well-informed Bu Quan of the Uji family, who has been fighting on the battlefield for more than twenty years, can't help but feel frightened. If his guess is true, it will be too bad for the family, and then he Do you need to make more preparations in advance?
But after all, he assisted Yoshiryu in defeating Dosan. Saito Toshioharu has become loyal to the Asai family and is determined to take revenge. Even he is now in the Asai army a few miles away. Even if he wants to surrender, I am afraid that the other party will not do it. You may not agree to it.

And if two of the three Meinong people have already chosen to surrender, what kind of treatment can I get if I rush over?

Just as he was getting more and more agitated, a ninja suddenly arrived and delivered the latest information to them.

"Sir, Lord Aoki Shigeki has declared that the city is short of all grain, grass and baggage, so he may not be able to come to support on time."

"Master Hori Hidege claimed that his troops were attacked by monsters during the march. Now the morale of the entire army is extremely low, and the arrival time here may have to be delayed."

After hearing this, the people who were originally noisy suddenly lowered their tone by more than one level. They looked at each other for a few times, and there was a faint flash of strange light in their eyes.

When Yoshiryu succeeded to the position of daimyo and wielded his sword at his father Dosan, some people agreed, some opposed, and of course some had ambiguous attitudes.

In addition to the Akechi family, Tokusanzu, Inoko Takasuki and others who have clearly shown their intention of confrontation and have now joined the Asai family, the current Aoki Shigeki and Hori Hideshige are also the retainers with a tougher attitude.

Although they did not directly participate in the confrontation between the three Taoist armies and Lord Yoshiryu, they tried every means to delay the war. Last time, they did not even have time to participate in the second Battle of Nagara River, because by the time they officially sent out troops, Lord Righteous Dragon's army had been flooded, which allowed them to luckily retain a considerable degree of strength.

Unexpectedly, they are now doing their old tricks again. Do you still want to retain their power?
One claimed that there was insufficient food and grass, and the other directly said that there were monsters blocking the way.

Haha, maybe at the beginning, everyone was shocked by the sudden appearance of those little monsters, but after so many days, who still doesn’t know what level those little monsters are?
Although they are creatures that only exist in legends, and although their appearance is much more vicious than humans, and their intelligence has obviously been improved, their strength is not that great.

When encountering hundreds or even thousands of troops, they will also flee like rats. After being attacked by swords and guns, they will also be injured and still die.

Compared with the original stupid beasts, their threat has indeed increased a lot, but they are just beasts that can walk upright and use some simple weapons!

However, judging from the current war situation, this may not be a good reason.
While many warriors were thinking about their own thoughts, a young military general wearing heavy armor next to him had already cursed: "Damn it, these two short-sighted guys, don't they understand the meaning of death? If our army suffers disadvantages, they will What good outcome could there be?"

After saying that, he looked directly at Uji family Buquan: "Master Uji family, please report them in front of the lord, and make sure that the lord punishes them severely!"

Ujia Fuquan said "Ahhh" twice, and then as if waking up from a dream, he quickly replied: "That's right, Master Fuba is right. If we don't deal with them this time, how can we show that we are waiting for you?" loyalty?"

After a slight pause, he continued to compliment: "But we have no time to be distracted for the time being. The Lord seems to have other important matters. He is unable to send reinforcements here for the time being. The next battle will still depend on your strength, Fuwa-sama."

Seeing that Ujiabu, one of the three people in Lian Mino, all had such a respectful attitude towards him, Fuha Koji was overjoyed. He immediately laughed twice, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Ujia-sama, once the enemy general If Shima Sakon comes to fight again, I will make sure he never comes back!"

Many samurai, including Ujie Fuquan, complimented him again and again, because now they really needed the opponent's strength. Ujiebu Jun's army had suffered heavy losses in the previous battles, and even when Ando Mamoru and Inaba Ittetsu were unable to move, they Only the opponent is the most powerful, and the remaining warriors present are much inferior to the opponent in terms of power.

Facing the compliments of many samurai, the smile on Fujiji's face became even bigger, but he did not notice the sarcasm on the corner of Ujie Fuquan's mouth: If I hadn't been old and weak, how could it be your turn? So rampant?
But he didn't show it on the surface. He just asked the ninja: "Is there any other information?"

"Yes, it is said that a fire broke out in Lord Oda Shingan's territory, so he is temporarily unable to come for reinforcements."

Ujie Fuquan was stunned for a moment, and then even with his calm character, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Really, should I be said to be the person who was expelled by that 'Owari fool'? How could he be here?" In this case, there will be an explosion!"

The other warriors also burst out laughing, not hiding their disgust and contempt for each other in their words.

Oda Nobunaga, who was originally the lord of Owari Iwakura Castle, once tried to join forces with Oda Nobunaga's younger brother Oda Nobuyuki and other members of the Oda family to carry out a rebellion. As a result, he was severely defeated in the Kiyoshu Castle Rebellion. Many of the masterminds died or fled. Or surrender, one of them, Oda Xin'an, took refuge in the Saito family and was granted a small town.

After Lord Yoshiryu succeeded to the throne, Oda Nobuan immediately expressed his loyalty and even sent hundreds of Ashigaru during the Battle of Nagara River.

But his personal ability is really not worth mentioning, he was defeated by Dao San early on, and he fled back to the territory almost alone.

Unexpectedly, his territory would have such a problem at such a critical moment. How could they not laugh at it?But he was smiling and laughing, and suddenly, he found that Fuha Koji was completely stunned. He just stared blankly in the direction of Inabayama Castle, and even his eyes were a little absent-minded.

Then Ujie Buzen discovered that he was not the only one who behaved this way, almost all the samurai looking in that direction looked the same.

He also quickly looked over, and then he finally understood why the other party behaved like that.

Because a bright white magic circle that reaches the sky and the earth and is huge is crossing the sky and the earth!

Judging from its shape, it is clearly the legendary and famous Seimei public platycodon seal!

He immediately thought of Asai Nagamasa, the real master of the Asai Army not far away, known as the "Dragon of Omi".

No wonder the opponent never showed up in person for such a major battle. It turned out that the opponent had already sneaked into Inabayama Castle without any sound!
The lord has never come forward or even sent troops. Is it possible that he laid a trap in Inaba Mountain Castle because of such speculation?

When he thought of this, he was shocked and his blood boiled all over. If the lord could kill the governor of the Asai family directly in the city, then maybe this war would end early!

After more than ten breaths, seeing the shining magic circle disappear, Fuwa Koji couldn't help shouting: "Oh no, my lord is in trouble!"

But at this time, Ujie Fuquan instead comforted his opponent: "Fuwa-sama, there is no need to worry so much. Have you forgotten that during the Battle of Nagara River, my lord once commanded more than one kind of youkai?"

"Now that my lord is motionless in Inabayama Castle, he must have laid many killing arrays for him, right? Asai Nagamasa is seeking his own death by going there rashly this time!"

Seeing Ujie Fuquan talking and laughing freely, many other samurai who were a little worried couldn't help but relax.

Seeing how the master of the Uji family is so sure, it is obvious that the master has probably made a plan long ago and is waiting for the other party to take the bait. In this case, the next battle will be much easier, right?
But before they were happy for long, they all saw a blazing flame burning in the direction of Inabayama Castle, and even half of the sky was dyed red.

If the magic circle just now can be understood as a desperate fight by the opponent, but it caused such a big fire in the city
Even in the chaotic Warring States Period, it was rare to set fire to a city. It was usually done by the attacking party in order to reduce losses, or by the defending party who wanted to burn both the stone and the stone. such a choice.

But no matter what the situation is now, it is very detrimental to the Lord!
Gritting his teeth hard, he made a decisive decision: "My lord is in trouble, withdraw your troops, withdraw your troops immediately!"

At the same time, in the Asai Army a few miles away, Shima Sakon, Numata Yumitsu and others also looked at each other and smiled: "Your Highness succeeded."

Although with the military power they currently have, if they perform normally, it won't be very difficult to defeat the Saito army in front of them, but there will definitely be some damage, which will not be beneficial to His Highness's next plan.

Because unlike the Minami-Omi counties that were previously occupied by our family, Mino owns more than 50 koku of land. Once our family occupies such a vast territory, we will have to fight with the Owari Oda family, Hida Province, Mikawa Province, and even the Matsudaira family. Yoshimoto Imagawa, known as the "No. [-] bowman of Tokaido", has something to do with it.

That must require a large amount of military power to ensure basic security, so after hearing His Highness's grand plan, they have already made a decision. While winning and not affecting their own military strategy, they also need to minimize their own of casualties.

Therefore, after Fuwa Koji's army came to join the battle from the side and showed pretty good strength, they decided to withdraw their troops temporarily after a few small victories.

On the one hand, it is to continue His Highness's order and try his best to attract and delay all the Mino warriors who are still loyal to Yilong. On the other hand, it is also to reduce losses in disguise.

But after seeing Inaba Mountain Castle falling into flames, the situation changed. How much fighting spirit does Saito's army have left now, and how much damage can it cause to its own side?
No, maybe there won't be a fight, and they may not even dare to continue confronting themselves here!
The rest of the group, Miyabe Tsugujun, Kizo Yuri, and even Suzuki Akane, also beamed with joy.

For His Highness's grand plan, they actually did not fight happily in today's battle, because they were all following His Highness's orders, deliberately suppressing their true strength, and maintaining an invincible situation with the opponent.

The purpose of this is to attract as many troops as possible who are still loyal to Yilong here, and finally annihilate them all at once, so that Mino can be quickly pacified in the future.

But now it seems that they no longer need to pretend!

Only Akechi Mitsuhide and Saito Rizo, who were originally from the Saito family, had slightly complicated expressions, because they had all been greatly favored by Saito Dozo, and Inabayama Castle had been built by Dozo for decades. It took time to gradually improve to what it is now.

But didn't expect that not long after his death, Inabayama Castle would also be destroyed in the war?

But soon Akechi Mitsuhide took the lead to put this thought behind him. People can't always live in the past. Now, in addition to wanting to avenge the three great masters, he also wants to repay His Highness as a retainer of the Asai family. grace!
At the same time, on the mountain road leading to Suruga, Guo Xin, who was running wildly, also groaned and spat out a large amount of blue-black blood.

But compared to this injury, what surprised him more was the fact he felt.

"Damn it, the 'door' I opened to the Netherworld was sealed so quickly? Even the mark I left was easily erased? Asai Nagamasa, you seem to be better than I thought. It’s even stronger.”

"However, in this way, you must also cause more wars for me, and create more blood and death, haha."

Just after laughing twice, Guo Xin layman couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood again. He frowned and opened the clothes on his chest, and a blue-black paw print was clearly printed on his chest.

"Really, I didn't expect that there would be more than one god who had fallen into a demon in Hiraizaka, and could actually cause me such harm."

"First there was the weird giant bear, and then there were attacks from ghosts and gods. This body used to walk seems to be reaching its limit. What kind of body should I choose next time?"

He frowned and muttered, and then suddenly he had a flash of inspiration: "Yes, since I have the ability to open the door to Hirazan, I might as well search for the corpses of some real gods. Looking at the appearance just now, there should be absolute There will be no shortage of dead bodies."

After thinking about it, he laughed again: "However, before that, I still have to go to Sunfu Castle once. Imagawa Yoshimoto, I hope you have prepared enough sacrifices for me. Only then will I give them to you." What a big 'surprise'!"

(End of this chapter)