Facts speak louder than words.
For several days in a row, Kasahara Kiyotsuna was very depressed, which could be described as having trouble sleeping and eating.
Kyogoku Hidemasa, who was sitting opposite Kasahara Kiyosuna, looked at Kasahara Kiyosuna with disdain. People who get to power by flattering are not worth mentioning!
"Nagano-sama, Seki-sama, thanks to you two leading the army this time, otherwise Sengusa Castle would have been in danger!" Kyogoku Takakatsu expressed his gratitude to Nagano Ato and the two.
Nagano Inito and Seki Morio hurriedly waved their hands, "We are allies, and this is just a matter within our scope. Umasuke doesn't have to be like this!"
"There are still tens of thousands of people outside the city besieging the city, and the top priority is to come up with a countermeasure! The thousands of kinds of food in the city are no longer enough to supply us for three days!" Nagano Aito said helplessly.
Originally, there was only a small amount of grain stored in Senshi Castle, which was only enough for the daily needs of Ashigaru under Kyogoku Takasho in Senshi Castle. But with the arrival of Kasahara Kiyotsuna and others, and the troops of the Seki family and Nagano family stationed in the city, the food reserves were suddenly stretched thin.
The troops of the Nagano family and the Guan family only brought three days of food rations. Since the city was surrounded, the Xiao Hetuo team behind them could not enter the city, so the most stressful thing in Sengusa City at the moment was the issue of food.
Hearing Nagano Aito talk about food, everyone present looked helpless.
At this moment, Kyogoku Gaosheng suddenly ran in from outside the palace with a happy face. He was responsible for guarding the city gate today.
"Everyone, great news!"
"Good news?" After hearing Kyogoku Gaosheng's words, everyone present did not react for a moment.
"Quick, look who's coming!" As he said that, Kyogoku Takasatsu pointed at the man standing behind him.
"Haha, Inuhachiro! Why are you here? Sakyo enters the palace?" Kyogoku Hidemasa immediately recognized Inuhachiro Yamaoka and asked eagerly.
Yamaoka Inuhachiro saluted everyone one by one and said: "My lords, my lord has arrived in Ise, and I have been ordered to come here to deliver orders to you!"
"A few days ago, my lord went to Mino-Sone Castle and successfully persuaded the citizens of Nishi-Mino to send troops to support our family. Tens of thousands of troops have now been assembled to surround Nagashima Enjoji Temple!"
"When the villain entered the city, he checked around the Yikui camp outside the city and found that the Yikui people were already showing signs of retreat!"
"Is this true?" Kyogoku Hidemasa immediately became excited, "So, if Wanzhengji Zhenghui must lead the army back to the base camp at this moment, then our siege of Sengusa Castle can be lifted!"
"exactly!"
"Inuhachiro, my lord, do you have any other instructions?" Kasahara Kiyosuna on the side finally found some sense of presence and asked quickly.
Kyogoku Hidemasa, Kyogoku Takasho and others are members of the Kyogoku family. They are not Kyogoku Takamasa's retainers, but Kyogoku Takahiro's retainers. Kasahara Kiyotsuna is a retainer of Kyogoku Gaomasa, so in a sense, they are not a faction, and naturally they cannot pee in the same pot.
Although Yamaoka Inuhachiro is only a low-status ninja, he is still a high-ranking person in Kyogoku. Kasahara Kiyotsuna is naturally closer to Yamaoka Inuhachiro.
"Kasahara-sama, my lord asked me to give you an order. When the troops are withdrawn, please do not immediately launch a pursuit!"
"Wait for half an hour before Yikui withdraws his troops before leaving the city to pursue them, and be sure to keep a distance from the enemy's main team. Don't pursue them too hastily!"
"Why is this?" Kasahara Kiyotsuna asked with a puzzled look.
Kyogoku Hidemasa stood up at this time, "Since Sakyo said so when he entered the palace, why do you ask so many questions?"
"That's right, just follow the orders!" Kyogoku Gaosheng also agreed.
Yamaoka Inuhachiro saw that the atmosphere at the scene seemed a bit awkward, so he quickly explained: "My lord believes that Wanzhengji Zhenghui must have been very anxious after learning that Wanzhengji Temple was besieged, and was extremely worried about the safety of Wanzhengji Temple!"
"So Yuanzheng Temple Zhenghui will definitely abandon the army supplies first and lead the monk soldiers to Yuanzheng Temple at full speed!"
"And most of the Yikui will follow slowly behind. All you have to do is seize this part of the troops and seize the supplies from the Yikui!"
"Of course, it would be an unexpected surprise if it can cause a lot of damage to a force!"
No matter how many people there are, there are tens of thousands of people, and Yuanzhen Temple Zhenghui is not an incompetent person. He will definitely be prepared when retreating.
If Kyogoku Hidemasa and others had rushed out of the city to pursue them at the first time, Wanjoji Shoe would naturally have been prepared. Not only would the pursuit fail, but they would even suffer heavy losses. This was not what Kyogoku Takamasa wanted to see.
And if after waiting for half an hour, Yuanzhengji Zhenghui has already run out far away with the elite monk soldiers, and Kyogoku Hidemasa and others pursue the mob that fell behind, it will naturally be like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep.
Moreover, the Ichikui plundered the Benji County without hesitation, and the property they robbed was also a large sum of money.
Kyogoku Takamasa doesn’t mind making a fortune!
"I see!"
After Yamaoka Inuhachiro finished speaking, Kyogoku Hidemasa and others suddenly realized the truth.
"As expected of Sakyo entering the palace, he is really thoughtful!" Nagano Inito and Seki Morio also said with emotion.
"In that case, let's prepare according to what Sakyo said when he entered the palace! During this period, we have been overwhelmed by the bald donkeys of Yuanzheng Temple. Now it is time to avenge our shame!"
"ha!"
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Outside Qianzhong City, Yuanzheng Temple and Zhenghui are ready.
Before leaving, Yuanzheng Temple Zhenghuite called the abbots of Zhenji Temple and Zhuanfu Temple. The two were the leaders of Yuanben County Yikui.
"The Kyogoku family troops in Sengusa City will most likely go out of the city to pursue us after we withdraw. You two should be prepared! After half an hour, if the enemy troops are not pursuing us, you can start preparing to retreat!"
"The supplies are in front, you two are responsible for cutting off the rear and retreating in an orderly manner! After evacuating Yuanben County, immediately speed up and march towards Yuanzheng Temple!"
"Don't worry, leave this to us!"
After giving the order, Yuanzheng Temple Zhenghui led the monks and soldiers to withdraw from the east side of the camp, and soon disappeared under the cover of the dense forest.
After Yuanzhengji Zhenghui left, the two abbots of Zhenzhen Temple also hurriedly followed Yuanzhengji Zhenghui's order and asked their monk soldiers and Yikui to pay close attention to the movements of the defenders in Qianzhong Castle.
In fact, the real combat power in Yikui is the monk soldiers belonging to each temple. Most of them were improvised mobs, and some did not even have decent weapons.
However, Yikui has always been able to make waves in various places in RB, relying on their extremely firm belief, and this is the source of their fighting power and fighting spirit.
As time goes by, half an hour flies by.
There was no movement at all from the Kyogoku family's troops inside Sengusa Castle, as if they were turning a deaf ear to the Ichikui outside the city.
The abbot of Zhenfukuji Temple wiped the sweat from his head, and then said to the abbot of Zhuanfukuji Temple beside him: "In my opinion, the Kyogoku family will not pursue them. Let's evacuate quickly. Things will change later. "
The host of Zhuanfu Temple nodded quickly, "That's absolutely true!"
"The supplies have been loaded into the truck. Let the monk soldiers protect the supplies and take the first step. The two of us will lead the rear!"
"Let's get started!"
Everything is happening according to Kyogoku Takamasa's script...
