There was a resentment in Takada Yono's heart, and he finally found a channel for it to erupt. He made no secret of his lust and greed for his master in front of Imai Munehisa.
Others didn't know it, but she herself knew that the physique of her pretending to be Warrior Ji was far different from other warriors.
She would never be able to make a difference on the battlefield, and could only seek a breakthrough in chores such as Shang Fengxing, which the Wu family looked down upon.
Why! Why can those reckless women make great achievements and use their iron and blood to flatter their lord?
and I! I must keep company with Aduwu in Sakai Port and pretend to be in love with these businessmen.
The emotions she had been suppressing were broken by Imai Soujiu. In front of this businessman who she raised with one hand, she could no longer hide anything impatiently.
The first time, the first time I said it out loud. I want the Lord, I want him! How cool!
Imai Munehisa was trembling. Under the gaze of Takada Harano, she had no choice but to follow.
Otherwise, she will die, the kind of death where her entire family dies.
It was she who started the topic and made it clear that she had to jump into this bottomless pit.
———
North Omi, Miyingji River.
Asai Nagamasa and Isshiki Yoshiryu confronted each other for several days. Asai's army took the initiative to attack, and the Isshiki army retreated steadily, barely holding on to the defense line.
In recent years of fighting, the Wu family who work here are all elite soldiers and generals who have fought hard.
While Tokaido was rich and Mino Owari was a fertile land, the samurai family was not very powerful.
And because Isshiki Yoshiryu was lucky and unwilling to help the Rokkaku family, he expected Rokkaku Yoshihide to break through first, but Asai Nagamasa seized the opportunity to pursue him and beat him fiercely.
As a result, after several battles, the Isseki Army declined significantly.
On this day, Isshiki Yoshiryu still chose to avoid the battle passively, and finally stayed up until dark. Suddenly, a messenger from Mino rushed into the central army.
Isshiki Yoshiryu was discussing tomorrow's war with the martial arts families, when she suddenly heard the noise outside, she was already irritable and cursed.
"What's the noise?"
Outside the shogunate, several Ji warriors came in quickly carrying a disabled Shiban, who said feebly.
"Military emergency in Inabayama Castle, the city has been captured."
Isshiki Yilong's face turned livid, he rushed to the envoy, grabbed her collar, took two deep breaths, calmed down and asked.
"What's going on? Tell me clearly."
On the side, Warrior Ji handed over water and gave Shi Fan a few sips. She barely swallowed and choked a few times before saying.
"On the pretext of visiting his sister, Takenaka Shigeharu pretended to open the city gate with sixteen Ji warriors. Ando Mamoru ambushed the two thousand troops outside and charged directly in.
While killing them, I shouted at Hinano Hiroshi that the rebels were rebelling. They are the army sent back by your lord to put down the rebellion.
The defenders were at a loss, so Hinano Hiroshi had no choice but to take your family members to withdraw from Inabayama Castle and retreat to Higashi Mino.
A large group of troops were repairing the area around Ukai and Yuxiang, and sent six envoys to Omi to report the news.
We were robbed and killed along the way, and I was the only one who managed to escape and come here. "
When they heard that Inabayama Castle was lost, all the samurai were in an uproar and cursed.
"I have known for a long time that the three people of Simeon are disloyal, and they actually took advantage of the Lord to start a rebellion outside. They should be killed!"
"Your Highness! Let's fight back! Kill these three bastards!"
Isshiki Yoshiryu was flustered after losing Jucheng. He had a splitting headache from the noise they made and shouted loudly.
"Shut up, everyone!"
She pondered for a moment and then asked the envoy again.
"Hirogeno Hiro, is there anything else you can say to me?"
Shiban was almost unconscious, so he managed to pull himself together and spoke.
"My lord said, only Ando Mamoru.
Also, Owari built a castle in Sumamata area, while Higashi Mino lost Unuma Castle and Sarugagaku Castle. "
The eyes of all the warriors were red, but Yishi Yilong had accumulated power over time and did not dare to make any more noise and make the master angry.
The people here are all Higashi Mino samurai, so they naturally know that Unuma Castle and Sarugagaku Castle are the gateway to Higashi Mino's defense against Owari.
After losing two cities, Higashi Mino was already under Owari's attack. How can we not be anxious when our own territory is threatened?
Isshiki Yoshiryu thought carefully about the situation and knew that the battle of Omi could not be fought.
Owari Oda Nobunaga's methods were nothing more than that. Her internal integration was not complete and her food and military supplies were insufficient. It was impossible to launch the Mino strategy now.
Although it is a headache to establish a foothold in East and West Mino, it will not hurt the foundation of Isshiki Yoshiryu for a while.
The loss of Inabayama Castle is a big problem that needs to be solved urgently.
She keenly sensed what Hinano Hiroshi wanted to express. Only Ando Mamoru among the three people in Ximeno rebelled, and the other two had not yet made any move.
Isshiki Yoshiryu must quickly pull them to his side before Ando Mamoru persuades the other two to raise troops.
Otherwise, the army's retreat will be blocked, supplies will be cut off, and death will be certain.
Isshiki Yoshiryu never broke through the barrier and entered Kitaomi, with Nishi Mino behind him.
From north to south, there are three people in Nishi Mino, namely the northern castle lord Ando Moriju, the Sone castle lord Inaba Yoshichichi, and the Ogaki castle lord Ujiie Naomoto.
The three cities are all important pass areas, and what makes Isshiki Yoshiryu happy is that she wants to go back, just to see if the two people in the south will raise troops to stop her.
Ando Mamoru mobilized an army of two thousand to capture Inabayama Castle, which had reached her limit. The peasants and soldiers were all included in the Ashigaru to have enough numbers.
She will definitely be unable to stop Isshiki Yoshiryu from returning to the army, and will definitely win the support of the other two.
Isshiki Yoshiryu thought clearly about the cause and effect and asked his subordinates.
"How much food and grass are left in the army?"
"Enough for ten days."
"Okay! Wait for me to write two letters.
I sent an envoy to contact Ujie Naomoto and ask her for me, have I, Isshiki Yoshiryu, ever felt sorry for her?
As one of the six ruling elders, how does she feel about Ando Mamoru's rebellion? What are you going to do?
Then send someone to Sone Castle to find Inaba Yoshichi and tell her.
Ando Mamoru started a rebellion. I will deprive Ando Mamoru of his old status as a ruler and give it to her. Do you want it?
I led more than 20 reserve troops from Simino to return to Inabayama Castle to quell the chaos, and asked her if she would stop her? "
Isiro Yilong and Xiaofei's true nature, each sentence was spoken in an orderly manner, and the minds of all the warriors also calmed down.
The general is a brave soldier. As long as the leader is not in disorder, the people in the army will not be afraid of the people in the west and the people in the west will cause trouble, and even harbor hatred.
Isshiki Yoshiryu observed the emotional changes of his subordinate Ji Ji with a cold eye. He was pleased and ordered.
"Withdraw troops overnight and leave more flags in the camp to confuse the Asai troops on the other side. Let's go home!"
The morale of the concubines suddenly rose and they shouted.
"Let's go home!"
There was already a deep rift between the East and West Meinong samurai families, but now the West Meinong family took advantage of them to go abroad to fight and cause trouble behind their backs.
The crowd of people in Tome who were anxious to go home not only did not feel as demoralized as Takenaka Shigeharu imagined, but they even shared the same hatred of the enemy and became more willing to fight.
Anyone who cannot stop them from returning home will die!
———
In Mino Country, Ogaki Castle Tower, Ujie Naomoto looked at the two documents in front of him.
A letter came from Inabayama Castle. Ando Mamoru proudly showed off that he had captured the city and asked her to send troops to help.
As long as Isshiki Yoshiryu's retreat is blocked for a few days, when her food and supplies are exhausted, the entire army will collapse, and the two of them will share the country of Meino.
Another letter came from Yoshiryu Isshiki, who came from the front line, asking her, as a leader of the ruling family, how she viewed the rebellious Mamoru Ando.
Ujie Naomoto sneered, what do you think? Of course he is a fool!
This woman is not reliable in her work. Isshiki Yoshiryu in front has received the news, and the documents have arrived at the same time. How can she choose?
There are at least seven or eight days of military rations on the front line. If she dares to prevent these lairs from being taken away, Dongmei Nongzhong, who is almost going crazy, will definitely be torn to pieces.
Moreover, Ujie Naomoto looked at Ando Mamoru's document coldly. This guy launched a surprise attack without even knowing what he was saying, and he was obviously on guard.
Even if Isshiki Yoshiryu is defeated and dies, Ando Mamoru will never share power with him, so why rebel?
Ujiie Naomoto is already one of the six ruling elders of Isshiki Yoshiryu, can Mamoru Ando give her more power?
Since she couldn't get any benefits, why did she support Ando Mamoru's rebellion, and why did she have to stand in the way of the crazed Tome Nongzhong and consume her own strength?
She's not stupid.
Ujie Naomoto pondered for a long time and then ordered his subordinate Ji Samurai.
"Reply to your lord, I will do my best to deal with the Owari Oda family's power in Sumamata area and guard the gate for her.
In addition, Ando Mamoru of Inabayama Castle was warned, accusing her of why she attacked the gate of Nishi-Mino at the Oda family, ignored the interests of Nishi-Mino people, and raised troops to rebel. "
Ujie Naomoto looked at the two documents indifferently.
I won't help anyone, so you can just go and fight the dog. I'll guard the door for the Mino Takeshi family and resist the invasion of the Oda family. There's nothing wrong with that, right?
Of course she knew that nothing would happen in the Sumama area for the time being, it was just a foothold for the Oda family to establish towards Nishi Mino.
But this does not prevent her from exaggerating, establishing her responsible image, and winning the favor of all parties in Meinong.
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Compared to Ujiie Naomoto's operations, Sone Castle Lord Inaba Yoshichichi just scoffed at the letters from both parties and didn't bother to pay attention to them.
Among the three people in Simeon, she has the strongest strength and the highest military strategy. It is said in Meinong that she will win every battle.
Just because she was strong enough and had an arrogant attitude, she was feared and excluded from the top management by Isshiki Yoshiryu.
But this does not prevent Inaba Yoshimitsu from occupying the western part of Mino, and the relevant forces will not listen to the propaganda.
Ando Mamoru had a small idea, and ignored the tacit understanding of the three people in Simino to seize Inabayama Castle.
The daughter-in-law, Takenaka Shigeharu, who made suggestions for her, actually gave Inaba Yoshimitsu a high look.
But it’s just a glance. Whether it’s Isshiki Yoshiryu or Ando Mamoru, you go ahead and make trouble. Whoever comes to power has to win over me anyway.
Inaba Yoshichichi watched the domestic commotion in Sone Castle coldly and was not prepared to participate in it.
