Sarutobi's art is Aisu Kutada's secret skill.
It is said that when Aisu Kutada was traveling in Kanto, he ran into Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, who later became the No. 1 swordsman in Japan. Kamiizumi Nobutsuna naturally admired the famous Aisu Yixiangzhai, so he hoped to study the art of war under Aisu Kutada.
Aisu Kutada also liked Kamizumi Nobutsuna's qualifications very much, so he accepted Kamizumi Nobutsuna. However, when teaching Kamizumi Nobutuna Sarutobi Jutsu, a little incident happened.
The situation at that time was roughly like this:
"Sarutobi's art is an extremely harsh secret art. You must be able to endure it and be able to eat until you cry. Are you still willing to learn it?" Aisu Kutada said slowly with his hands behind his back.
The passionate young man Kamiizumi Nobutsuna (then called Ueizumi Hidetsuna) immediately said that he had no problem, "As long as I can learn the art of war from the normal school, I am willing to endure hardship!"
Seeing such a wise Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, Aisu Kutada had a childish expression on his face, then pointed to a tree next to him and said, "In that case, you should learn to climb the tree first!"
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna was born as a samurai and had an innate sense of superiority. I'm not afraid of hardship, but it also damages the image of a samurai. Kamizumi Nobutsuna thought it was a humiliation, so he pretended to say, "I joined your sect to learn the art of war, not to be someone who can climb trees." monkey!"
Ueizumi Nobutsuna's father, Ueizumi Yoshitsuna, also studied the art of war with Matsumoto Bizen for several years, and his own martial arts skills were already extraordinary. Kamiizumi Nobutsuna has been exposed to many things since he was a child, but he has never heard that learning the art of war also requires him to be able to climb trees, so he thinks Aisu Kutada is perfunctory.
However, Aisu Kutada was not angry after hearing what Kamizumi Nobutsuna said. Instead, he casually took out a wooden sword and a wooden stick, then handed Kamizumi Nobutsuna a wooden sword, and he held the wooden stick and said calmly, " Since you think this is useless, then try it yourself."
"Use this wooden sword to attack me first, and then let's see whose sword is faster!" Aizhou Jiuzhong said with disdain.
Seeing the frail old man in front of him standing in front of him and "talking without shame", Kamizumi Nobutsuna no longer believed in evil, and immediately raised his wooden sword and slashed at Aisu Kutada.
Seeing that the sword in Kamizumi Nobutsuna's hand was about to hit Aisu Kutada, Aisu Kutada did not panic, suddenly picked it up from the ground and hit Kamizumi Nobutsuna's head with the wooden stick in his hand.
Then Aizhou Jiuzhong said with a smile, "If this wasn't the wooden stick used, you would have died by now!"
Seeing the practicality of Sarutobi's art, Kamizumi Nobutsuna also quickly apologized to Aisu Kutada, and then devoted himself to practicing with Aisu Kutada. Finally, with his own efforts, he obtained the "Seal" (similar to Aisu Kutada) bestowed by Aisu Kutada. Something like a diploma).
Master Saburo used the secret technique "Sarutobi no Jutsu" taught by Hisutada Aisu, and the pretense was based on the routine that Hisutada Aisu would later teach Uizumi Nobutsuna in life.
Uboku Tsuna pulled Katagiri Naoshu aside and the road to the Asai family's main formation was suddenly clear.
Master Saburo hurriedly called on Mitamura Tadayamasa and others to go towards the main formation, but Master Saburo didn't care about Asai Ryomasa, and even deliberately let Asai Ryomasa go, otherwise he wouldn't have wasted too much time on Haibeizuna himself. Much time.
The reason for not killing Asai Ryomasa is very simple, that is, Asai Ryomasa cannot die yet, at least not yet.
Rokkaku Sadayori of Minami Omi has always been eyeing the territory of Kita Omi. Previously, due to the existence of Asai Ryomasa, the Rokkaku family failed to succeed. Once Ryomasa Asai dies, Master Saburo does not think that the Kyogoku family has the reputation and strength to fight against the Rokkaku family's invasion alone.
Once Ryomasa Asai dies, it means that the Asakura family of Echizen will not come to support, and Rokkaku Sadayori will be a figure that no one can afford to mess with in Kitaomi.
On the contrary, as long as Asai Ryomasa survives, the Rokkaku family will be unable to control Kitanomi. After the Kyogoku family secretly accumulates strength and fame, and can completely command the people of Kitaomi, they may be able to confront the Rokkaku family head-on, but now is not the time.
Therefore, Master Saburo does not want Asai Ryomasa to die now.
"Master Saburo's Hall, the Asai family's main formation is empty. Asai Ryomasa seems to have run away!" After rushing into the Asai family's main formation, Mitamura Tadayama searched around but did not see Asai Ryomasa. Face sighed with regret.
Master Saburo said calmly, "If Asai Ryomasa runs away, don't chase him. Immediately eliminate the remaining enemies of the Asai family's main formation, and then set this place on fire!"
"Burn the gunpowder more vigorously, so that Shangban City can see it!" Master Saburo added.
"Ha!" Mitamura Tamasa didn't know why he listened to Master Saburo, a little kid. Maybe it was Master Saburo's sophisticated battle plan that had suppressed Mitamura Tamasa, or it could be other reasons.
Not long after, a raging fire broke out in the Asai family's main camp, and then the rest of the tents were also set alight, and the entire Anegawa river bank was reflected in red!
At the foot of Katsuyama Mountain, Asai Ryomasa, who was forced to escape by Asai Toshimasa, gasped for air. After confirming that there were no pursuers behind him, Asai Ryomasa stopped and said, "Ahem! Tōe Mamoru, by your side How many people are left!"
Toshimasa Asai wiped the sweat from his face, then looked around, and replied with a sad look on his face, "My lord, there are only about ten people!"
These people are all close associates of Asai Ryomasa and kin samurai of the Asai family, and can be regarded as die-hard loyalists. As for the other peasants and soldiers, they had long since fled without a trace.
"Unexpectedly, I fell into the Mitamura family's plan. First, they confused me and made me think that the Mitamura family would not really send troops to attack our formation. Then, they launched a surprise attack in the early morning when our troops were at their most exhausted. The most important thing is to deliberately create chaos. , even the name of the Rokkaku family is used!"
"It's really a good strategy to connect all the links together!" Ryomasa Asai said with a sigh on his face.
After Asai Ryomasa finished speaking, Asai Toshimasa showed a puzzled expression, "Mitamura Tamasa is not such a thoughtful person. Mitamura Tamasa cannot think of such a plan!"
"Well, I think so too! It seems that what happened tonight is someone else, but I don't know when such a number one person appeared in this Jiangbei land!"
Asai Ryomasa looked back at the direction of the main formation, then turned to the direction of Uesaka Castle, and then sighed, "Oh, let the troops surrounding Uesaka Castle retreat. The fire ignited by this formation is so conspicuous that it will definitely cause fire in the front." The chaos of the army.”
"If the Mitamura family cooperates with the troops in Uesaka Castle to attack from both front and back, our family's casualties will be even greater!"
"The most important thing is that after this defeat, the war in Uesaka Castle can no longer be ended in a short time! If it drags on any longer, I'm afraid the Rokkaku family's troops will really come." After finishing speaking, Asai Ryomasa squatted down. I got down and washed my face with the water of Anekawa River.
The cold river water made Asai Ryomasa more sober. As the head of the Asai family, he should be able to take it and put it down!
