As Yamashita listened, he frowned and let out a sigh.
“Satomi is a member of the Yuki clan. I heard that they were killed when that castle fell, but it’s hard to believe that they came to this land and raised a large army. Besides, Tojo really fell and Shetage killed. If so, there is no way that the castle soldiers will return here and inform them.In addition, the other party, Kanamari, was a close retainer of the Jinyto family, but he has disappeared. It must be the motive of coming back, misleading the stupid people around, gathering nobushi, and spreading various rumors to reduce our fighting spirit. My senior vassal, Sabizuka, was killed, and Iwakuma was seriously injured.
Tell.
As soon as Yamashita gave the order, his retainers rushed in to tell them that Tojo’s fallen soldiers had fled back. Hearing that, Yamashita said,
“Isn’t this also a lie? I’ll listen to the story directly. Bring them to the garden.”
The retainer agreed and ran away.
Before long, the four common soldiers who escaped following Tojo’s Shetage and barely escaped the enemy’s hands appeared, but they were exhausted like hungry ghosts and staggered into the garden. Yamashita summoned him nearby,
“You guys, if Tojo was attacked, you’d have to let us know before the castle fell. It’s completely useless to report late when the enemy has already attacked us. What were you doing? ”
And glared at me.
The four of them timidly said in unison,
“It’s understandable that you would be angry, but since the incident happened so quickly until the castle fell, I didn’t even have time to report it. The reason is…”
The village chiefs of Kominato tied up Kanamari and opened the castle doors at midnight. I finished detailing the details of what happened when I was killed by Kanamari while I was running away.
To continue telling
“We wanted to tell you this as soon as possible, but most of the castle soldiers surrendered and the enemy was gaining more and more momentum. I thought, because I went around the path and crossed the mountain, so I fell behind Satomi’s army, which had just marched on.”
Yamashita gritted his teeth,
“In that case, Kanamari brought in Yuki’s fugitives, and it’s all planned by him. If this happens, I’ll have to mount my horse and capture Kanamari alive first. do
And only myself is getting hot.
However, the defeated soldiers muttered, “It’s useless…” and looked at Tojo’s fallen warriors, pulling up the injured Iwakuma and leaving together.
Yamashita didn’t even notice it and was screaming vigorously, but when he suddenly came to himself and looked around, he noticed that there was no one around. I couldn’t help but make a fuss, so I calmly reconsidered.
“It is very dangerous to attack carelessly. Be careful.』
Convinced myself that, I called the old retainers and the Imperial Guards and made them prepare for the siege.
“Even though Yoshizane’s army is large, it’s still a rabble. In less than 10 days from today, the army will run out and retreat. At that time, if we hunt them down at once, let alone Kanamari, the general Yoshizane will be captured alive. It’s easier than catching a mouse in a bag to do it.”
continue,
“If Maro and Anzai allied with Yoshizane and attacked at the same time, this would be a big problem. I think Maro is a fierce general, and there is no need to take any measures from me. He just has a quirk. I’ve heard for a long time that Anzai is thoughtful, but even if that’s the case, if Yoshizane were to lure him in with a profit and recapture Tojo, even if Yoshizane tried to run away, there would be no place for him to return to. If you get stuck there, you’ll probably die at the hands of your subordinates.Before the enemy attacks this side, I’ll send a messenger.Is there anyone going to Tateyama and Hiradate as a messenger now?”
I asked.
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