Kamao Clan had never led an army alone, and Yoshigan Shiba was worried that she would not be able to shoulder the important task under the pressure of Satake Yishige.
However, Shiba Yiyin had forgotten that although the Kamo Clan Township was immature, there was no shortage of mature and powerful figures in the rebel army.
Not to mention that Oda Jiji, also known as the Phoenix, was accompanying the army, and Miaoin monk of the men's army was also used to seeing big scenes.
When Yuliang Chengfan was defeated, Yuliang's home city was besieged. Miaoyin monk also led men from various families to defend the city and beheaded people. He was also a ruthless character.
On the evening of the day before yesterday, before the sun went down, Shiba Yiyin crossed the river to the Hojo Camp and prepared to launch a desperate counterattack.
Pusheng's township, who was entrusted with an important task by him, also led troops northward overnight and entered Xiaojincheng to assist in the defense.
Fortunately, Kamao clan moved quickly enough. She had just brought the troops into Xiaojin City with her front foot, and Satake Yishige's rear foot led the troops to surround the city.
Yoshigan Shiba's intelligence was slightly inaccurate. Yoshige Satake brought not only 20,000 troops, but a full 23,000 troops. She brought almost all the troops sent by Hitachi and Shimono.
Satake Yoshige only stayed at the foot of Furukawa Castle for three days, and she already noticed something was wrong. When she found out that the rebels in the direction of Sekisu Castle continued to gather southward, she immediately guessed where Yoshigan was going.
Yoshihiro Shiba was not in Furukawa Castle, which was a surprise. Yoshihiro Shiba went south to find trouble for Satomi Yoshihiro, which was a surprise.
The Satomi family was at odds with each other, and Satomi Yoshihide sent his daughter to act in front of him to stall, not wanting to get involved in the decisive battle between Shiba Yoshigan and Satake Yoshigeage, which made Satake Yoshigeage very angry.
However, due to the internal unity of the Oriental People, Satake Yishige, who had finally managed to twist the Oriental People into a rope, was not willing to completely break up with Satomi Yoshihide, so she could only pretend to be stupid and endure it.
Yoshigan's action was a surprise to Satake Yishige. She had not lost this bet yet and could still struggle for a while.
Yoshihiro Satomi is by no means a match for Yoshihiro Shiba, and the Boso coalition will definitely be beaten badly.
For the sake of his political status after the war, Satomi Yoshihaka, who had his underwear taken off, would definitely become serious and resist desperately, showing his political value in exchange for smooth subsequent negotiations.
Therefore, Satake Yoshige simply went south.
When Shiba Yigen and Satomi Yoshiyao were fighting, she was going to stab Shiba Yigen in the back. She was determined to pull this invincible saint off the altar and even capture him on the battlefield.
Satake Yoshige's time is tight. The advance raids during the spring plowing season have gradually become ineffective. Reinforcements from various Kantō shrines will arrive at the front line at some unknown time.
She must go south as soon as possible, defeat the rebel soldiers temporarily formed by Sibo Yiyin, and capture this terrible enemy.
For this reason, Satake Yoshitaka set up a maze formation outside Furukawa Castle. After a false shot, he attacked Sekishuku Castle and temporarily cut off the passage where the rebels gathered.
Then, Satake Yishige led all the troops she could mobilize, a total of 23,000 troops, and quickly went south, heading towards Taicheng, the national capital.
Everything was going well for Satake Yishige, but she didn't expect how much trouble this little golden city in front of her would bring her.
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Early this morning, Satake Yishige's troops just appeared outside Xiaojin Castle and launched the first round of raids, hoping to take down this small town in one fell swoop.
However, Kamao clan had already entered the city first, and the number of people in the city increased from less than 1,000 to 3,000, firmly blocking Satake Yishige's fierce attack.
After a day of fierce fighting, on the night when Sibo Yiyin held a meeting with everyone in Taicheng, the national capital, there was also a military discussion in Xiaojincheng.
Kamo's face turned pale as he looked at the guard of the Gaocheng family.
"How could you have such an idea!"
Warrior Ji said without changing her expression.
"The situation in the south is unclear. The defenses of Xiaojin City have been broken down, and His Highness Satake's troops are digging the dikes.
The spring floods came last night, and the surging river water can flood the entire city outside the city in one day and overnight, and the earthen walls of Xiaojin City can collapse in three days at most. We cannot hold on."
At this moment, Xiao Jincheng didn't know that the national capital Taicheng had already decided on a strategy. Both the Chiba Takajo family expressed their full support for the saint and wanted to snipe Satake Yishige to the death.
Xiaojincheng is the territory of the Gaocheng family. The guard does not know the master's intentions, so naturally he is not willing to live and die with the rebels of Pusheng clan.
Odajiji coughed and asked.
"You mean you want to flee south?"
The guard nodded.
"Yes, the enemy is busy digging dikes tonight and the defense is not tight. If we go south with all our strength, we will definitely be able to leave Xiaojin City safely.
Preserve your strength and plan for the future."
Pushengshixiang snorted coldly. She didn't know what was going on with the saint's war in the south. She would never agree to flee south. The defenders must stay here to buy time for the saint.
Monk Miaoyin pretended to be old and deaf, approached the guard and asked.
"What did you say? Louder."
The guard was not wary of the orange-skinned old man approaching, and just repeated in annoyance.
"I mean to preserve our strength to... uh uh uh..."
Miaoyin Monk stabbed the knife under her chest in the gap between her ribs, directly piercing her heart. She couldn't scream, and she died instantly.
Pulling out the extended sword, Miaoyin monk casually wiped it with a white cloth, and then directly covered the guard's dead face with the white cloth.
Odajiji narrowed his eyes.
"Block the news, immediately send people to take over all defense areas, disperse the Gaocheng family, fill it up bit by bit at the front line, and use it as cannon fodder.
Anyone who questions and refuses to comply will be immediately beheaded without mercy."
Monk Miaoyin nodded.
"After controlling the situation, let's announce the news to the outside world and say that this person died of a high fever in the middle of the night and the body was secretly buried in a corner."
The villagers of Kamao clan were dumbfounded and could not speak while pointing at the corpse on the ground.
"You two, this is... this is..."
Monk Miaoyin coughed again, but in the eyes of the Pu Sheng clan, he looked old and decrepit, and he did not dare to look down upon him at all.
Just listen to what Miaoyin Monk said.
"Master Pu Sheng, please don't blame me for being too ruthless. Cities are often breached from within, so we cannot let down our guard.
Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the city defenses are exhausted, if we continue to indulge these people who want to surrender, our lives will be at stake.
Back then, I also defended a desperate city. If I want to defend it for a long time and wait for the opportunity to turn around, everyone in the city must be united and there should be no distracting thoughts.
The saint's kindness to You Liang's family is as great as a mountain. Even if we die here, we will not be able to fulfill the saint's kindness. We should try our best to defend the city and delay it, and go to hell with Master Pu Sheng."
Odajiji clapped his hands and said.
"Master Miaoyin is so happy to say this. I, the Oda family, lost control several times. It was the sage who treated me with kindness and granted me the term of non-permanent director, allowing the Oda family to return to the prestigious family.
Without the Saint, there would be no future for my Oda family. Even if I find myself in a desperate situation, I will die here and fight to the end for the Saint."
Pu Shengsi sat upright and bowed to the two ruthless men.
"The two old men are loyal and loyal. Pu Sheng's village would like to learn from you. Please give me some advice."
Oda Ujiharu pointed to the corpse on the ground and said.
"I won't repeat the story of this person. The most important thing now is to guide the whole city to defend the city together.
Taking advantage of the chaos at night, rumors were immediately spread that Satake Yoshitaka had murderous intentions and decided to dig a dike and flood the city. After the city was breached, it would not be sealed for three days, leaving no one alive in the city.
In addition, letters from the Chiba family were forged to illustrate the Chiba family’s determination to fight to the death for the saint. The Takagi family is an important official of the Chiba family, so with the Chiba family’s determination, the Takagi garrison will definitely obey.”
Pu Shengshixiang nodded.
"It's not difficult to spread rumors, but this Chiba family's painting and seal letter..."
Oda Ujiharu smiled slightly.
"The reason why I didn't say that the Gaocheng family's seal was forged is because I'm really not familiar with the Gaocheng family.
However, the Oda family and the Chiba family both belong to the Kanto eight-house type. I know a little about the Chiba family's paintings, so I might give it a try.
The level of the defenders here is too low, and most of them are not qualified to contact the nobles of the Chiba family. As long as the drawings are similar, they can be deceived.
As for the future, we can dismantle them bit by bit and send them to the top of the city to be consumed, so that we don’t have to worry about their questioning and avoid future troubles.”
The Kamo clan couldn't help but take another look at Oda clan. This local daimyo who lost his residence several times and always pretended to be pitiful in front of the saint was certainly not a simple person.
Judging from her methods of spreading rumors, creating rumors, splitting up, and committing suicide, the Gaocheng garrison was able to control the uncertainties in the city. She was worthy of being called the Phoenix, ruthless and poisonous.
Miaoyin Monk followed and said.
"This dead man is as afraid of his enemies as a tiger, but he has a saying that is right.
The spring flood started last night, and the river has already swelled. If we allow Satakeyi to dig out the dikes again and let the river water flood the city wall, the earthen walls of this small city will soon collapse, which is not conducive to defense.
There are not many of us, Lord Pu Sheng can keep a close eye on the city, and I will send two hundred cavalry from the Liang family to sneak out of the city and attack the enemy digging the embankment, at least to delay their strategy of flooding the city."
Pu Shengshixiang nodded, suddenly remembered something, and looked at Monk Miaoyin in astonishment.
The Yura clan's large army was cut off by a surprise attack on Sekisu Castle and was temporarily unable to get through. The army that arrived earlier was a male army led by Miaoyin Monk. Is Miaoyin Monk planning to send a group of men into battle?
Monk Miaoyin understood Pu Shengshixiang's eyes and said calmly.
"On the battlefield, we only talk about life and death, regardless of gender. Let's see my son from the Kanto Warrior Family defeat the enemy."