Omi, Otani Castle.
Thousands of troops have surrounded Xiaogu City, and there are military formations on several streets entering and exiting Xiaogu City. The entire Xiaogu City is immersed in a solemn atmosphere.
The Kyogoku family has launched several attacks on Otani Castle in recent days, but they all failed after paying dozens of casualties.
Xiaogu Castle was built on Xiaogu Mountain, and there are several curved wheels connecting several foothills together. Coupled with the difficult terrain, it is extremely difficult to successfully enter the city. Therefore, after the siege failed, the Kyogoku family adopted more methods like siege. Although the attacks have not stopped, the offensive has weakened a lot.
Kyogoku Takahiro sat in the main formation, slapping his arms and thighs from time to time. These two Kyogoku Takahiro "suffered".
Not to mention that the food and accommodation conditions were much worse than those in his own palace. The mosquitoes in this tent alone made Kyogoku Takahiro miserable.
Looking at the many large mosquito bites on his body, Kyogoku Takahiro missed the comfortable tatami of Imahama Castle at this moment.
"My lord, this is today's siege situation. Please take a look at it, lord." Uesaka Munanobu opened the battle curtain and walked in. He saw the frowning Kyogoku Takahiro in the main seat and said helplessly.
Seeing Uesaka Munanobu arriving, Kyogoku Takahiro stood up quickly and said, "The Ministry of Civil Affairs came just in time. I thought that Otani Castle would not be captured for a while, so why not go back to Imahama Castle first. As for Otani How about leaving all the siege matters of the city to the Ministry of Civil Affairs?"
Uesaka Munanobu quickly shook his head and said: "My lord is the general of our family. If the general is not here, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the soldiers. This must not be done!"
Originally, the siege of the city did not go smoothly and the morale of the Kyogoku family's ashigaru was not high. If the general ran away at this time, then this battle would basically not have to be fought.
It would be great if Sakyo was here.
Uesaka Mune suddenly felt nostalgic for the scene of doing things with Kyogoku Takamasa, and felt sad in his heart.
"Then I wonder if there is any suitable scenery around here?"
Without waiting for Uesaka Munanobu's reply, Kyogoku Takahiro continued, "I have been staying at Otani Castle for several days, and I feel very depressed. You know, Minbu, that I am an elegant person, and I suddenly felt interested today. I want to Go out for a walk.”
Lord, this is really a war, do you think it’s just an outing?
Uesaka Munanobu really wanted to go up and slap Kyogoku Takahiro, but it was obvious that he didn't dare.
"My lord, please don't embarrass me. Sakyo comes in..."
"Daisuke Uesaka Minbu! Who is the head of the Kyogoku family, Kyogoku Takahiro or my son Sakyo Susumu?" Seeing Uesaka Munanobu being so ignorant, Kyogoku Takahiro suddenly became angry.
Uesaka Zong was startled and quickly knelt down on the ground, "Of course it's my lord!"
This is a proposition, so Uesaka Munanobu naturally doesn't dare to fool around anymore.
"In that case, do you have to disobey my order?"
"I don't dare to do this..."
"Hmph!" Kyogoku Takahiro snorted arrogantly, "Quickly go find an elegant place, I will leave immediately!"
"ha!"
Kyogoku Takahiro is the head of the Kyogoku family, and Uesaka Munanobu naturally does not dare to disobey his orders. He bravely mobilized Kyogoku Takahiro's flag, and then left the main formation with Kyogoku Takahiro.
"Ministry of Civil Affairs, have you found the place you were asked to look for?"
As soon as he left the main formation, Kyogoku Takahiro seemed to be resurrected with full blood, and he looked around happily, completely losing his previous decadence.
Uesaka Munanobu nodded, "There is a hot spring in Suga Valley at the foot of Otani Mountain. My lord has been tired for days, so you can go here to recuperate."
"spa?"
Kyogoku Takahiro's eyes lit up, "It's a good place, go there quickly!"
"ha!"
Sugadani Hot Spring is located at the foot of Otani Mountain. Historically, it would develop into a prosperous castle town in another twenty or thirty years, but at this time it is still in a "wilderness" state.
There are hot springs everywhere in RB, and bathing in hot springs is no longer attractive to Kyogoku Takahiro. But after staying in the boring military camp for so long, he finally got a chance to let himself go. Naturally, Kyogoku Takahiro wouldn't mind this or that.
It's a pity that all the democracy around us disappeared during the war. Otherwise, it would be perfect if we could find a few more ladies to soak in a hot spring together.
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Tiger Front Mountain.
A dozen slightly embarrassed men were running down the street, looking back from time to time as they ran, as if they were running away from something.
Suddenly, one of the leading men stopped and squatted on the ground panting, gasping for air.
"Lord, we are going to Xiaogu City soon, please cheer up!"
Asai Ryomasa shook his head, pointed in the direction of Otani Castle and said, "I don't know what the situation is at Otani Castle now. You guys should go immediately to explore the Kyogoku family's formation and see if there is any chance of entering Otani Castle!" "
"ha!"
Ryomasa Asai and others rushed all the way from Shidake. When they were halfway there, Sadji Amemori and Naomiguchi Naomichi returned to their respective places. Asai Ryomasa continued to advance towards Kotani Castle under the protection of several close men.
Tora Gozenzan is located near Mount Otani. There is only one street between the two. Standing on the top of Mount Toragozen, you can directly see Otani Castle. Historically, when Oda Nobunaga conquered Asai Ryomasa, he attacked Otani Castle's main formation. It was established here.
Half an hour later, Xiang Jian, who went to inquire about the situation, ran back.
He was sweating from the side and said panting: "My lord, there are troops of the Kyogoku family all around Xiaodani City. The three roads in and out of Xiaodani City are blocked by the Kyogoku family. I want to enter quietly. Xiaodani City is no longer possible.”
"What if we charge hard?" Asai Ryomasa clenched his sword and said with a fierce look in his eyes.
"It's difficult!" Sidekick shook his head, "The troops of the Shimosaka clan and the Uesaka clan are stationed at Ozaki Shrine, while the Kyogoku family's main force is stationed near Hibari Mountain, and the Kyogoku family's heavy troops are also deployed in the castle town."
"If there is no support from the troops in the city, charging forward is simply courting death."
"Can you try to spread the news into the city?" Asai Ryomasa asked unwillingly.
He denied it with a close look: "I've been going around Otani Castle for a while. All the important routes to the top of the mountain are guarded by the Kyogoku family's ashigaru."
Hearing this, Asai Ryomasa sighed helplessly.
"My lord, I do know a secret path. Although it is difficult to walk, no one from the Kyogoku family will show up!" A person approached and whispered.
Ryomasa Asai seemed to have grasped the last straw and asked eagerly: "Where is the trail?"
"It's near Sugadani at the foot of Otani Mountain."
"How did you learn about such key points?" Asai Ryomasa asked cautiously.
Sidekick answered without hesitation: "There is a hot spring there. I go there often, and I discovered this trail by chance."
"This trail can lead directly to the vicinity of Kyogoku Maru."
Ryomasa Asai was overjoyed and said, "God is really helping me!"
"Go quickly!"
