A round of iron cannons from Tuqiao directly fired into the crowd who rushed out, and then pointed their spears at them to prevent them from getting close, and then used another iron cannon to continue firing.

These pirates were mercenaries who had experienced many battles, and they had taken advantage of the advantageous location. The Shogun Princess samurai who rushed out were all living targets. After only carrying two rounds of iron cannons, their morale was lost and they fled for their lives.

Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Souji, who were waiting for the opportunity, chased after them with their swordsmen. They slashed wildly at the backs of the Shogun Princess samurai who had no intention of fighting, and cut down most of them in an instant.

Ueno was furious, and when he saw Isamu Kondo standing on the side giving instructions, he knew that she was a person, so he thought of giving her support and rushed over.

Kondo Isamu raised his eyebrows, showing excitement.

She faced Ueno, who was charging towards him with swords in both hands, and drew out her katana and struck a mid-level stance. Then, she took a step forward with her right foot, raised her katana high and struck Ueno hard.

Ueno subconsciously blocked the move with his sword. The spine of the sword was hit hard by a huge force, causing a hole. The tiger's mouth was so sore that he could hardly hold the handle of the sword.

Before she could catch her breath, Kondo Isamu struck her with another knife. She grunted and dropped the knife.

Kondo Isamu kicked her in the chin, knocking her unconscious. Then he looked at his own blade and shook his head. In order to catch someone alive, he broke a good knife.

On the other side, seeing that he couldn't escape, Odate turned back to look at Souji Okita who was chasing after him, and drew his sword, preparing to fight.

Seeing her turn around, Okita Souji quickly approached Odate with a small step, holding the knife in both hands and stabbing her three times in succession at Odate's throat, chest, and below the sternum.

Tai Kwun felt his eyes blurred. He was so shocked that he had no time to react, so he fell to the ground and died.

Hijikata Toshizo came up, turned over Odate's body, recognized it by the firelight, and turned around and said helplessly to Souji Okita.

"This is the leader, Otate, and we hope to capture her alive and find out the person behind the ambush of Takada Yukino-sama.

You were so happy that Ping Qingyan stabbed her with three thrusts, killing her directly."

General Okita was a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and coughed, but said nothing.

At this time, Isamu Kondo came over and said.

"It's okay, Ueno was caught."

She looked around and saw that the shogunate warriors who had escaped were all killed. She nodded with satisfaction and shouted.

"Put out the fire! Douse the embers with water and don't cause a fire!"

"Hi!"

Morishige Dohashi came forward and bowed to Isamu Kondo.

"Kondo-hime, it's done."

Isamu Kondo bowed in return and said.

"Thank you for your hard work, Dohashi-hime. Please check the balance of the employment payment at Sakai Port. The dry food for the road has been prepared in the yard where you live."

Dobashi Shou nodded and said.

"Sorry for causing you any trouble, we will leave Kyoto before dawn, thank you very much."

The two parties bowed hypocritically to say goodbye, and Dohashi Morishige and the others disappeared into the night.

Hijikata Toishan's eyes twitched as he watched Tsuchibashi Morishige leave, feeling resentful that the other party had tricked him.

Kondo Isamu patted her shoulder and said.

"Take Ueno back first and pry open her mouth as soon as possible.

I want to know who provided them with weapons? Who was the person behind the scenes who instigated them to ambush Lord Yukino Takada?"

Hijikata Toshizo's face returned to calmness, but his eyes were full of ferocity.

"Don't worry, I'll take her back right now and give you an answer tomorrow morning."

Kondo Isamu nodded.

"Thanks a lot."

The Mibu Wolf was finishing up, and Ise Sadaki in the distance was trembling as he watched all this, but it was still a step too late.

With a pale face, she turned around and left quickly, rushing back to report the news to Ise Sadato.

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Tofukuji Temple.

Oda Nobunaga was not resting at this time, but was discussing matters with Niwa Nagahide, who had just arrived from Minami Omi.

Niwa Nagahide frowned.

"Most of the Minami Omi samurai clan surrendered, but the Rokkaku mother and daughter are entrenched in Ishibe Castle, which is causing some trouble.

The local martial arts family in that area remembered the Rokkaku family's many years of kindness and power, and had no intention of helping our army attack Rokkaku and his daughter.

Our army is not familiar with the local geography and it is not convenient for us to organize a strong attack at the moment."

Oda Nobunaga nodded.

She sat at Tofukuji Temple and watched the internal fighting within the shogunate. On the other hand, she was also waiting for news about Minami Omi.

The Rokkaku family comes from the famous Sasaki family and has been in Omi country for thousands of years. It will not be easy to completely wipe out her family.

Ishibe Castle is located in Koka County, surrounded by mountains and hills, and the geography is complicated. With the help of local mountain people, Rokkaku and his daughter were able to survive for a while.

Oda Nobunaga asked.

"How's Maeda Toshiie doing lately?"

Niwa Nagahide sighed slightly and said.

"It's my duty. It's just that Todo Takatora, the heir to the Todo family, was summoned by Odai and went to Tamonyama Castle."

Niwa Nagahide was very clear about the death of Todo Toradaka. It was Oda Nobunaga and Asai Nagamasa cooperating to remove the nail in Todo's leadership.

Todo Toradaka, the Shiba family's deputy general in the coalition forces, died in an unknown manner. Maeda Toshiie was still able to keep his mind steady and was not arrogant or impetuous, which is admirable.

Due to her personal friendship with Maeda Toshiie, Niwa Nagahide couldn't bear it. But she didn't dare to hinder Oda Nobunaga's important affairs, so she could only sigh.

She continued.

"Most of the land south of Omi is under my family's control. The season is approaching and the farming season is approaching, so there are many discussions among the army.

Especially the samurai families in Kitaisse and Nishiminon are already complaining a little and are homesick."

Oda Nobunaga nodded, and just as he was about to say something, Hatamoto came to inform him outside the door that Ise Sadakyo asked to see him.

Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but frowned, why did this old guy come to Tofukuji Temple overnight?

She glanced at Niwa Nagahide and said.
Chapter completed!