At this time, in the honmaru of Kaijin Castle, Kyogoku Takamasa and Hayashi Masanobu were sitting in the imperial palace. Although the battle was defeated, Kyogoku Takamasa and Hayashi Masanobu both looked calm and composed, as if they were hearing the thunder in their ears. The cry of killing seems to have nothing to do with him.
"Sakyo enters the palace! Oh no, the Yamanaka Mochihide rebelled and opened the gate, and the Kuchiki family's troops who were ambushing outside the city entered the city!" A samurai quickly entered the palace and pointed at Kyogoku Takamasa who was on the throne. Say it loud!
"What!" Kyogoku Gaomasa's expression changed, he stood up and said in disbelief, "There are actually traitors in the city?"
"My lord, hurry up and mobilize your troops to defend Ninomaru!" Lin Zhengxin said loudly on the side, "If the Tatemon Gate falls, the enemy will soon be able to attack Ninomaru. By then, the defense at Otote Gate will be irrelevant."
"The top priority now is to defend Ninomaru and stop the enemy at the mouth of Ninomaru, otherwise everything will stop!"
Kyogoku Takamasa also recovered from the shock at this time, "Now that the enemy has entered the city through the Shou Gate, all the current defenses in the city are meaningless. Even if they retreat to Ninomaru, they will not be able to stop the enemy." .”
"What do you mean, lord?"
"Fight out of the city, and you can't live up to the sincerity of Numata Echu!" Kyogoku Takamasa would not explicitly say that he wanted to escape, as this would be too detrimental to his image.
Am I, Kyogoku Takamasa, the kind of person who runs away from battle?
"Do we still have our troops at the Shou Shou Gate?"
"Numata and Shichiro-sama have retreated to the tiger's mouth, but there are too many enemy troops. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for long."
"Where's Otemon?"
"My lord has ordered the burning of the wood at the entrance from Soimaru to Ninomaru. Now the enemy at Otemon cannot enter the city for the time being!"
"Immediately send an order to Numata Echucho to abandon Otemon and retreat to Honmaru!"
"In addition, mobilize all the civilians and people in the city, and rely on the several tiger's mouths of Honmaru and Ninomaru to defend against the enemy!"
"The terrain at several tiger's mouths is narrow and it is difficult for large armies to pass through. Even if we have a small number of people, we can still hold off the enemy for some time!"
"Yes! I'll go and deliver it right now!" The samurai just stood up and suddenly turned back to look at Kyogoku Takamasa and said: "Sakyo enters the palace, and I, the Numata clan, are fighting bloody battles today just to repay Sakyo's kindness in the past. .”
"I and my father will die here today. I hope Sakyo will come to the palace and take care of our family!"
"Taro, I would like to thank you!" Numata Mitsunaga burst into tears, then turned around and walked out of the palace with a determined expression.
Kyogoku Takamasa clenched his hands and suddenly said loudly: "I, Kyogoku Takamasa, hereby swear an oath that if I don't kill all the people in Takashima County, I will not be a human being!"
"Zabei, get out of the city!"
Like any other city, Haijin City also has several secret doors distributed throughout the city.
There was a secret door in a section of the city wall on the north side of Honwai. Under the leadership of a Numata family samurai, Kyogoku Takamasa and Hayashi Masanobu quickly arrived at the secret door.
When the samurai opened the secret door and looked at the secret door, which was about the same size as a dog hole, Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly felt that he had been greatly insulted.
"This is obviously a dog cave!" Lin Zhengxin, who was also an upright boy, said loudly.
Originally, Kyogoku Takamasa was prepared to pretend that he had not seen it, but Lin Zhengxin suddenly made it clear, and Kyogoku Takamasa became a little embarrassed.
"Since the first battle, I, Kyogoku Gaomasa, have gone through more than ten battles, large and small. When have I ever been forced to this point?"
"I, Kyogoku Takamasa, will never get through this secret door!" Kyogoku Takamasa put his hands behind his back and looked like he would rather die than surrender.
The Numata family samurai beside him was obviously ordered by Numata Mitsukane. Seeing that Kyogoku Takamasa was unwilling to use the secret door, he suddenly became anxious.
"Sakyo enters the palace. My lord has ordered me to let Sakyo enter the palace and leave the city safely!"
"This secret door is a bit small, but there is no one else here. Even if you get through it, who would know?"
Kyōgoku Gaomasa waved his hand, "No need to say any more, I have made up my mind, this door is not the door I, Kyōgoku Gaomasa, should go through!"
"When Sakyo enters the palace, more than a hundred members of our Numata clan died in this city today! If Sakyo enters the palace and does not want to leave the city, then how can the name of our Numata clan be publicized today?"
"We, the Numata clan, all hope for Sakyo Shinden, and I hope that for the sake of the hundreds of Numata clan members, please leave the city!"
Looking at the earnest eyes of the samurai, Kyogoku Takamasa gritted his teeth, and then patted the samurai heavily on the shoulder, "I understand the intentions of the Numata clan. Don't worry, sir, the Numata clan and I, the Kyogoku clan, will be equally prosperous from now on!" "
"As long as I, Kyogoku Gaomasa, remain in this world, I will protect the Numata family name!"
After hearing the promise made by Kyogoku Takamasa, the samurai finally nodded happily.
"With Sakyo entering the palace, our Numata clan's death today will not be in vain!"
"Farewell!"
As soon as Kyogoku Takamasa finished speaking, he quickly crawled out of Kaijin City with his body arched. Lin Zhengxin also quickly followed.
After leaving the city, Kyogoku Takamasa secretly wiped his sweat as he looked at the secret door behind him that looked like a dog hole!
Sure enough, no matter who you are in this world, you can't escape the "law of true fragrance!"
It is said that Oda Nobunaga and his son died during the Honnoji Incident in history. Oda Nobunaga's younger brother Oda Nagamasu (Oda Yurakusai) escaped because he climbed out of the "secret door". But in later generations, it was called "Oda Goudongsai" by melon-eating people.
Today, I, Kyogoku Takamasa, am also trying to save my life, but I don’t know if I will also become a laughing stock!
Alas, a lifetime of fame is ruined in one day!
"Lord, a man can bend and stretch. We will avenge the humiliation of drilling a hole today!" Lin Zhengxin also swore with his fists at the side.
"Snapped!"
After hearing Lin Zhengxin's words, Kyogoku Gaomasa slapped him in the face.
"Who the hell told you this is a hole? This is a secret door! Do you understand it's a secret door?" Looking at Lin Zhengxin, an upright boy, Kyogoku Takamasa felt helpless.
It’s better to have Hatayama Asanobu, he’s very discerning, not like this guy...
Lin Zhengxin covered his face with an aggrieved look, this was obviously a dog hole!
Forget it, forget it, you are the protagonist, you have the final say!
........
Not long after Kyogoku Takamasa and Hayashi Masanobu left the city, Numata Mitsukane took the few dozen remaining ashigaru in the city to retreat to Honmaru.
According to Kyogoku Takamasa's instructions, Numata Mitsukane divided the Ashigaru into four teams to guard several tiger's mouths and narrow passages outside the Honmaru.
The people hid behind the wall and relied on shooting and throwing stones in the narrow space. They actually blocked the enemy's offensive for a while.
"Has Sakyo entered the palace and left the city?"
"Already out of the city!"
"Very good, now we have nothing to worry about!"
"Gentlemen, today my name as Numata clan will be resounding throughout the world!"
.......
Outside Kaijin City, the Takashima family's main formation also moved.
Takashima Takamochi himself rode a war horse at the front of the team. Looking at the sea of fire in Haijin City, Takashima Takamochi finally showed a proud smile.
"Call the entire army to advance quickly, capture Kaijin City, and capture Kyōgoku Gaozheng alive!"
"oh!"
Kaijin Castle was already in danger at this time, while Hatayama Chonobu, Doi Mashun and others led the troops of Yamazaki Castle and were still ambushing at the foot of Yamazaki Mountain.
"Sir Hatayama, seeing as how Kaijin Castle can't be defended in this situation, we are too few in number, so it's better not to attack, right?"
"Fart, my lord is still in the city, how can I, Hatayama Chonobu, back down from the battle!"
"Pass my order and launch an assault on the Takashima family's main formation. If we can win over the enemy's general, we may be able to turn the tide!"
Hatayama Chaobu stood up from the ground, drew his sword and shouted loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, two people suddenly walked out from behind a few trees nearby.
"Naizangsuke, I'm here!"
Seeing Kyogoku Takamasa and Hayashi Masanobu walking out, Hatayama Asanobu suddenly burst into tears.
"Lord!"
"I thought I would never see you again!" Hatayama Asanobu cried loudly and ran towards Kyogoku Takamasa, and then hugged Kyogoku Takamasa.
Kyogoku Takamasa was also infected by Hatayama Chonobu's emotions, and felt unspeakable emotions in his heart.
Suddenly, Kyogoku Takamasa felt a chill on his face.
I reached out and touched it, it was sticky.
One more look, MMP!
"Hatayama Chaobu, get your face away from me quickly, this snot is so disgusting!"
