Toshiki County, Naitokan.
When Kensei Yoshida retreated from the battlefield, he originally planned to go to Naito Hall. However, on the way, he learned that Naitokan was surrounded by the Kyogoku family. In desperation, Yoshida Kanesuke had no choice but to take a detour and return to Gozeyama Castle to look for Takeda Nobutoyo. .
At this time, Naito Hall has been surrounded by thousands of Kyogoku family troops. The situation is very serious for the Takeda family troops in Naito Hall.
The total number of troops sent by the Kyogoku family this time is about 13,000.
Although Kyogoku Takahiro rushed to Kaijin Castle with 15,000 people, two thousand of them were Kyogoku Takahiro's own team. After Kyogoku Takahiro returned to Imahama Castle, he naturally followed him back.
Therefore, Kyogoku Takamasa sent troops to Wakasa this time, and the actual strength was 12,000.
Naitokan is a flat mountain castle built against an unknown hill. At the beginning of its construction, the purpose of Naitokan was to prepare the Takeda family from attacks from the direction of Omi. Therefore, although the scale of Naitokan's city is not large, the importance of its geographical location makes Naitokan a city with a very important strategic position.
If the Kyogoku family wants to invade Wakasa, Naito Hall is the primary target.
At this moment, on the top of Naitokan's city wall, looking at the dark Kyogoku family's military presence outside the city, the head of the Naito clan, Motoren Naito, his son Katsukaka Naito, and others felt desperate.
Previously, after hearing the news that the Kuriya family had sent troops, Naito Genren immediately began to mobilize the troops in his territory. In addition to the more than 500 people he led, there were also 500 troops from the nearby Shanbu Mountain City Lord Shoggong Xuanbanyun.
Originally, they were planning to gather the troops from the two cities and rush to join the battle near Hakoyama Castle. Who knew that they were directly surrounded by the Kyogoku family's troops before they could set off.
At that time, all the detectives in the city were sent to the direction of Hakoyama Castle, and no detectives were assigned to the direction of Omi behind them. Coupled with the fact that the allied forces of Takashima County were besieging Kaijin Castle, Naito Motoren believed that there was no threat from Omi.
However, the facts gave Naito Genren a severe slap in the face.
"My lord, the Kyogoku family's troops outside the city now number at least 10,000! And we only have 1,000 soldiers at full strength. Yesterday's battle in the cage city has already killed more than 100 ashigaru. Even if Naitokan changes It’s difficult to defend and I’m afraid it won’t last long.”
"More importantly, the food in the city is no longer enough." Naito Shengtaka said to Naito Genren next to him with a melancholy look on his face.
Naito Genren replied with gloomy eyes, "Most of the food in the city has been transported to Gozeyama Castle in advance. Now there is only ten days of rations in the city."
"If there are no reinforcements within ten days, Naitokan will be destroyed without a fight!"
"No matter how insufficient the food in the city is now, it will always be enough to last ten days. What we have to consider now is whether we can hold the Naito Pavilion for so long! We are afraid that before the food is used up, the city will be destroyed by Kyogoku. The house has been captured!" Song Gong Xuan Fanyun on the side said dejectedly.
Looking at the low morale of Matsugiya Genban, Naito Genren also kept sighing.
After a long time, Naito Katsutaka finally said, "I don't know what's going on with my lord."
"Master... We can't protect ourselves now. Master, we can only resign ourselves to fate!"
Inside the Naito Hall, the atmosphere was desolate.
No one thought that they could defend the city surrounded by more than 10,000 Kyogoku family ashigaru. It was only a matter of time before the city fell.
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At the same time, in Zenbu Mountain Castle, 10 miles northeast of Naito Hall, Kyogoku Takamasa was happily eating with many Kyogoku family retainers.
After the siege of Zenbuyama Castle, Kyogoku's high political figure Uesaka Munanobu stayed behind while he led part of his troops to attack Zenbuyama Castle, which was empty of troops.
The lord of Zenbu Mountain Castle, Matsunomiya Genban-yun, had already led all his troops out, so the empty city of Zenbu Mountain Castle was captured by Kyogoku Gaomasa without any effort. By capturing Zenbu Mountain Castle, the Kyogoku family gained a foothold in Wakasa.
In fact, Kyogoku Takamasa was not in a hurry to launch an offensive against Naito Hall.
In order to support Kaijin Castle, the Ashigaru members of the Kyogoku family had been marching for several days in a row, and they were already exhausted. The journey from Kaijin Castle to Wakasa was also rapid, and the Ashigaru people's physical strength was already exhausted. Therefore, Kyogoku Takamasa just surrounded Naito Hall and conducted a wave of exploratory attacks, and then ordered the siege to be stopped and the army to repair on the spot.
A mere Naitokan is not enough for the high-ranking officials of Kyogoku. The real decisive battle is yet to come. At this time, the Ashigaru must be allowed to recharge their batteries. Anyway, in the eyes of Kyogoku Takamasa, attacking a Naito Hall can be said to be easy.
"Everyone, according to the news from the detective, yesterday near Hakoyama Castle, Kuriya Mototaka defeated Takeda Nobutaka's thousands of troops and has firmly controlled Mikata County! But it is a pity that Takeda Nobutaka died in this battle. The Kuriya family is currently consolidating the troops under Takeda Nobutaka in order to have another decisive battle with Takeda Nobutaka!"
"Early this morning, we received a letter from Kuriya Mototaka. The other party asked us to march towards Gozeyama Castle immediately to put pressure on the Takeda family!"
"What do you think about this matter?" During the dinner, Gaozheng Jingji saw that everyone had almost eaten, so he brought up the business.
After hearing what Kyogoku Takamasa said, Akao Kiyosuna was the first to speak: "My lord, I don't think our family should rush into the army!"
"Goze Mountain Castle is an extremely strong mountain city. With the Takeda family's accumulation in Wakasa over the years, the various materials in the city are enough to support the enemy's cage for several years!"
"Even if our family surrounded Gozeyama Castle, it would still be an unusually long siege, which is not good news for our family!"
"The Echizen Asakura family is also eyeing Wakasa. If they see that our family has also sent troops, they will definitely intervene! By then, if the Asakura family sends troops to Wakasa again, then won't my family make a wedding dress for the Asakura family?"
After listening to Akao Kiyosuna's analysis, Kyogoku Takamasa nodded slowly, and then continued to ask: "I wonder if Misaku Mamoru has Kazuya?"
"I think that we can repair at the Naito Pavilion for a few days, and let the news out that we have encountered strong resistance at the Naito Pavilion and are unable to break through the city for a while. This can relax the Takeda family's vigilance against me!"
"On the one hand, we can secretly send people to sneak into Gozeyama Castle and communicate with some samurai of the Takeda family! If we can instigate a few enemy samurai or even generals, it will not be difficult to capture Gozeyama Castle!"
"Why is Mimasaku so sure that the warriors of the Takeda family can be instigated by the family to rebel?" Aguki Sadashige, the lord of Yamamotoyama Castle, spoke at this time.
Akao Kiyotsuna turned his head and looked at Seki Sadashige and said: "As soon as Takeda Motomitsu died, the Takeda family immediately fell into pieces. This proves that the Takeda family's retainers are not united."
"I believe that among the samurai who nominally support Takeda Nobuyo in Gozeyama Castle, there are also many who are just outsiders!"
"This time, more than 10,000 troops of our family have entered Luo. If this news is learned by the Takeda family, people in Gozeyama City will definitely be panicked!"
"If we send a few eloquent people into the city at this time, it will not be difficult to instigate some warriors to rebel!"
"Anyone who is not a fool can see that the Takeda family is on the verge of collapse! As the saying goes, when a tree falls and the monkeys scatter, there will always be some people who will start to consider their retreat at this time!"
