"Report, the Asahina family's troops have moved! The troops outside the west castle have left camp! The troops inside the mansion seem to be mobilizing too!"
"I got it." After receiving the news, Imagawa Yoshima took his time and told Fukushima Masashige, who had been waiting for a long time, "The enemy must be 'attacking from the west and attacking the north'. The Asahina family knew that our Fukushima family's troops were at the north gate, so they thought
We would never think of them attacking the North Gate. So they made a big fuss at the West Gate, trying to lure the Fukushima family's troops there. As soon as our troops move, they will go straight to the North Gate."
"His Royal Highness Echizen (Fukushima Masashige), please lead your troops and pretend to be led away. First, go south from the north gate of Sannomaru into the Honmaru, then detour to the west gate, and attack the Asahina family's mansion." Imagawa Yoshima told Fukushima.
After Masashige gave the instructions, he turned to Mizubayashi Kotaro, who was sent by Sugini, and said, "Lord Mizubayashi, please order Hatakemoto, who is under the direct control of the Imagawa family, to be on standby at the Ninomaru North Gate. Once there are signs of an attack on the Asahina family, you will start from there.
Fight out later!"
"yes!"
At the same time, inside the Asahina family mansion.
"Did the bait work?" Asahina Taino asked Asahina Taichang who came back from the outside.
"Successful. The Fukushima family's troops have already moved." Asahina pointed in the direction of the north gate, "We were completely kept in the dark."
"Okay!" Asahina Taino was overjoyed when he heard this. He raised the wine jar and poured a sip of strong wine down his throat to cheer up. "Send a signal to have the troops outside the west gate go north as planned, then turn east and head towards the north gate.
!”
"Sir, the Asahina family's troops outside the city have moved toward the north gate!"
On the Ninomaru Castle Wall, Imagawa Yoshizhin once again received the latest report.
"Signs of counterattack have appeared, but there is no rush yet." Imagawa Yoshima remained unhurried, "The transfer outside the city can be covered up with excuses such as 'hunting down suspicious persons' and 'driving out bandits'. The only way to do this is to wait for him inside the city."
Only when the troops are on the move can we take action in a legitimate manner. To take action by force will only make other members of the army die in despair."
Not long after, outside the north gate of Imagawakan Sannomaru.
"Asahina Bei, isn't your military camp in the castle town of Xicheng? Why are you here in Beicheng?"
The captain of the Imagawa family's troops at the head of the North Castle asked in a loud voice to Asahina Taichi who was leading the troops.
"We found suspicious people moving, and our entire army immediately dispatched to hunt them down, but they still ran away and could not be chased!" Asahina Yasutoshi shouted while pointing to the intricate Imagawakan North Gate Castle Town, "Requesting the ninjas and cavalry in the city to come out of the city for assistance.
Hunt!"
"Don't the Asahina family understand the current situation? How can the castle soldiers leave the four gates lightly?" the captain of the gate soldiers refused without explanation.
"Then please inform the Odai-den of the situation here, and let the Odai-den make a decision!" Asahina Taichi said to the captain of the gate soldiers, cupping his fists, "The Asahina family will be on standby here first!"
After the messenger from the North Gate rushed back to Imagawa Yoshima, he became confused for the first time in these days.
"Why are the troops outside the north gate in place, but there is still no movement in the Asahina family's mansion?" Imagawa Yoshizhin looked at the quiet samurai house of the Asahina family with some doubts, "If we don't cooperate inside and outside, it's impossible to rely on people outside the city alone.
The one who captured the North Gate? Why didn't he send troops to the North Gate? Did he realize that we were going to ambush him?"
"Sir, do you want to take action?" Mirubayashi Kotaro also looked embarrassed, "Ni Odai sent instructions just now, asking the Imagawa family's direct banners to act with caution. After all, Ni Odai and the Asahina family are also related by marriage. If there is no conclusive evidence,
I'm just afraid...it won't be easy to handle."
"Then wait a little longer. You'd better be on standby near the north gate." Imagawa Yoshima agreed, but he had other thoughts in his heart - the Asahina family's delay actually made Shouguini react. Originally, Shouguini
Guini has fully entrusted the command to Imagawa Yoshima, but now he probably regrets it and still does not want to attack the Asahina family. If Imagawa Yoshima orders an attack by then, but Shou Guini signals that the Imagawa family's flag is not allowed to attack——
Compared to myself who has not yet officially assumed the position of governor, the Imagawa family's direct banner will definitely take orders from Sugini, who has assisted two generations of governors.
"Move His Majesty Fukushima's troops back from the west gate and move them closer to the north gate." After Torataro Mirubayashi took the order and left, Imagawa Yoshima whispered to his close associates, "Hatabamoto may not be reliable, and the Fukushima family will still be needed when the time comes.
Come and fight against the Asahina family."
After his cronies left, Imagawa Yoshima felt nervous for the first time, and his palms were sweating. If the Imagawa family's flag could not be fully grasped, he might not be able to cope with the Asahina family's capture of the door now that he had no soldiers at hand.
.However, not long after, the Fukushima Army troops hurried back to the vicinity of Honmaru, and Imagawa Yoshima felt relieved.
At this time, news came again from outside the north gate.
"Report, sir! The Asahina family said they could not catch the culprit, so they have withdrawn from the north gate."
"Retired?" Imagawa Yoshima sighed in despair, looking at the gradually darkening sky, "Did they give up?"
"So, the Asahina family is about to send Imagawa Ujimoto and Taihara Yushusai here?" Fukushima Masashige walked up the stairs and came to Imagawa Yoshima, "Since they have given up, they must find a way.
Prove your innocence."
"Are you still alerting the enemy? I clearly ordered the gate guards at the west gate not to interrogate the ninjas and messengers of the Asahina family." Imagawa Yoshima shook his head repeatedly with regret, "It's a pity that I couldn't take advantage of this best opportunity to arrest Asahina.
After the family is eradicated, if there is a conflict with Ni Yutai later, they will be in serious trouble!"
etc…
Imakawa Yoshima suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Retreat, where are they retreating to?" Imagawa Yoshizhin, who suddenly understood, called out to the messenger who had just reported the message, "Is it to retreat to the west gate?"
"Exactly." The messenger replied truthfully.
"Oops, I fell into a trap." Imagawa Yoshima's face instantly darkened, and he immediately said to Fukushima Masashiro, "Your Highness, please lead the troops back to the west gate as soon as possible! What a 'sound to the west to attack the west', it turns out that the north gate is a cover, that is,
They want to deceive the Imagawa family’s Hatamoto and the Fukushima family’s troops...the location is in their hands, and the Asahina family’s target has always been Ximen!”
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Imagawa Yoshima and Fukushima Masashige worked hard and personally led the Fukushima family's troops towards the west gate. Imagawa Yoshima seemed to have a picture in his mind: the Asahina family's troops staying in the mansion suddenly launched an attack, and cooperated with them from the north gate.
The reinforcements marched quickly back outside the west gate, captured the west gate, and marched away surrounded by Imagawa Shimoto and Taiyuan Xuezhai.
However, this did not happen. When the Fukushima family's troops ran to their positions with great difficulty, they found that it was quiet outside the west gate, and there was no sign of war.
Imagawa Yoshizhin hurriedly climbed to the top of the city and found that there were not many soldiers in the Asahina family's camp outside the west gate. He turned to look north and saw the Asahina family's troops returning from outside the north gate walking slowly.
, just walked around the northwest corner of Imagawa Hall, without any intention of being in a hurry.
"What do you mean? Have you really given up?" Imagawa Yoshima's eyes became complicated as he looked at the Asahina family's Zuo Sanba flag. "If you gave up, why didn't you hand over the people? Our soldiers are here.
It's next to their mansion."
"Master, now is another opportunity." Fukushima Masashige on the side stroked the white beard on his chin and suggested in a low voice, "Now we are going straight to the Asahina family's residence with our soldiers, surrounding them and not allowing anyone to come in or out. As long as
Searching out Taiyuan Yuksai and Imagawa Ujimoto can punish the Asahina family for the crime of "secretly hiding a criminal". Although they cannot be uprooted for treason, it is not a problem to reduce 30 to 40% of their territory, and other retainers must also be able to do so.
There will be no objection."
"Okay, His Majesty Echizen is right."
"What does this mean, Your Highness Fukushima? What does the Third Young Master mean by coming here?"
At the door of the Asahina family's mansion, Asahina Yasumasa greeted the aggressive Fukushima Masashige and Imagawa Yoshima with a surprised look on his face, "We, the Asahina family, have always believed in the Imagawa clan's decision. We have expressed our support for the third son at the evaluation meeting just now, and the oath has been signed."
If you pay it, how can you have an affair with the rebel party?"
"It's useless to talk more. Our ninja saw someone entering and leaving your residence. Just let us search him. After the search, we can naturally prove his innocence." Imagawa Yoshizhin waved his hand involuntarily, and the Fukushima family's troops relied on their numbers to outnumber them.
, immediately filed in, and Asahina Yasunaga and several guards could not stop them. However, before they could enter the central hall, a large wine vat suddenly fell from the sky, making a loud noise, and the wine and debris splashed, killing the Fukushima family samurai.
and the Ashigaru were shocked.
I saw Asahina Taino, his face flushed from drinking, and even his steps were a little unsteady. He staggered to the front of the court, leaned against a pillar, raised his finger and pointed at Fukushima Masashige, and drunkenly said, "Echizen, you old immortal
, I tell you, you can search. If you can’t find it, kneel down here and kowtow to our Asahina family to apologize and wash away the humiliation of our innocent being wrongly accused.”
"I'm afraid that after the search, the ones who have to kneel down to apologize are you bastards who don't understand the world." Masashige Fukushima was so angry that his beard stood out. He pointed at Asahina Tenno and cursed, "Search me!"
The Fukushima family's troops poured into the mansion one after another. In front of the bewildered Asahina family samurai, they turned the mansion upside down, but still found nothing. As one group after another, the soldiers returned to the central hall in disgrace.
Fukushima Masashige's face became increasingly ugly, until the search ended in vain.
"Let's knock it." Asahina Taino took a few steps forward and rubbed his feet on the ground, rubbing away the dust, "That's it."
"You bastard, don't get in trouble with your nose." Fukushima was already so old. How could he endure such humiliation? With bulging veins, he drew a knife in his hand and was about to step forward. He was beaten by everyone in the Fukushima family.
People stopped in a hurry.
"Your Highness, it doesn't have to be like this." Imagawa Yoshima raised his hand to signal Fukushima Masashige not to be angry. At the same time, he bent down slightly to help Asahina Yasuno, "The situation is urgent, and the matter is urgent. Beizhong
Your Highness, I hope you will forgive me."
"How dare you ask the future governor to bow to me personally? Please get up quickly." Asahina Yasu grinned with a smile, and watched with satisfaction as Imagawa Yoshima clenched her fists. The latter was gritting his teeth and lowered his head.
He cursed fiercely:
"Imagawa Ujimoto...Taiyuan Xuezhai...where on earth have you been hiding?"
