At the same time, on the way from Odani Castle to Kamabana Castle, Heita Aoki, who was setting up a traffic jam, also encountered the same confusion as Taro Morita in Odani Castle. After waiting for a long time, he did not see the couple who would come to deliver the letter.
Instead, the ninja saw a strong man, a one-armed swordsman and a child - this was clearly the person chosen by the intelligence to go to Xiaodani City for reconnaissance.
However, Taro Morita was still doubtful at that time - after all, couples are still very common. But the combination of a strong man, a one-armed man and a child would not appear easily under normal circumstances - so Heita Aoki and others immediately became suspicious.
"Sir, it can't be such a coincidence, right?" Another samurai beside Heita Aoki whispered in his ear.
"I also wonder if the intelligence caused the two groups of Imagawa family personnel to perform the mission to be reversed." Aoki Heita also looked solemn, but after a moment of confusion, he still shook his head, "The problem is, the intelligence provided by the Takeda family
It is consistent with the information we got from torturing Akao Misaku and others. They all say that the Imagawa family has sent people out. Did the Imagawa family temporarily adjust the order after departure, or is it that the Imagawa family not only deceived Akao Misakumo
And others, they also deceived their own allies, the Takeda family?"
"Probably not..." Aoki Heita's deputy also came over and whispered, "This level of deception is meaningless. Maybe Mr. Morita will relax his vigilance because he sees that they are a couple, but
We see strong men, one-armed men and children here. Even if the intelligence says that they will go to Xiaogu City, we will never let them pass. What is the use of this kind of deception? If you really want to deceive, why leak these things?
What about the specific physical characteristics?”
"Yeah, it's meaningless..." Aoki Heita also pursed his lips and considered it, looking hesitantly at the ambushing men on the side of the level, wondering whether to call them out and call out the three people in front of him who were heading south in the crowd.
People buckle it.
"There are four people behind the checkpoint, and there are three people hiding on the right. I don't know how many there are on the left, but they are not many." Kentaro Tian Shen observed the suspicious people whispering around him, and softly reported the enemy's distribution to Kira Weicheng,
"Master Xue Zhai's plan was completely successful. As soon as the people of the Tianwu family saw that the wrong person was coming, they would whisper and expose their positions, which also bought us time to attack."
"I wonder how your highness is doing there." Ji Liang Weicheng muttered casually.
"It must be more relaxed than here, after all, we are too conspicuous." Kentaro Tianchen touched his empty sleeves.
"Then you deal with the left side, I'll deal with the right side, and then we deal with the back of the level together." Kira Hesei whispered a few words to Kentaro Tian Shen, then patted Kinoshita Fujikichiro's head and said: "Little monkey, listen.
Wait. When I give the order later, you will run into the crowd, create a disturbance and attract their attention."
"Yes!" Kinoshita Tokichiro replied in a deep voice excitedly.
"Get out of here!" Kira Usei didn't hesitate. He kicked Kinoshita Tokichiro's monkey butt hard and kicked him out. Kinoshita Tokichiro fell to the ground and gnawed on the mud.
Vaguely, he used his hands and feet to roll around in the crowd, immediately making people restless before and after the level.
"What's going on?" Heita Aoki was surprised when he saw this. He was about to order his men to move forward to disperse the crowd, but found that his soldiers ambushing on both sides of the checkpoint had already killed the strong man and the one-armed samurai respectively. Next
In a moment, he saw the strong man and the one-armed samurai rushing in his direction. Heita Aoki was so frightened that he immediately ran away.
Soon after, at noon on February 12, the twelfth year of Tenmon (1543), bad news was transmitted back to Otani Castle Castle.
"Is it the other way around? Those who came to Kotani Castle were a couple and ninjas, but those who went to Kamabana Castle were a strong man with one arm and a child?" Tanaya Akimasa listened to the defeat report brought back by Taro Morita and Heita Aoki.
"Yes, I deserve death!" Taro Morita and Heita Aoki both apologized. "Because the person and the information did not match up, we did not take action immediately. But because we met a suspicious person, so
It is unavoidable to suspect that by whispering to his subordinates, he exposed his ambush position and was taken advantage of by the Imagawa family."
"This is good, the plight in Kotani Castle has been seen by the opposite party, and the letter asking for help in Kamabane Castle has also been passed by them." Tianya Akimasa paced back and forth in the room anxiously, and after thinking for a long time, he finally came up with a countermeasure, "
Quick, go and invite Mr. Nishina of the Takeda family. You continue to torture Akao Misaku and the others in the dungeon, and ask for the current whereabouts of Asai Hisamasa. We capture the thief first, capture the king, and go to the back mountain to arrest Asai Hisamasa. That's it.
Even if the people from Kaihoku Zenemon arrive, they will still use the rat weapon."
After a while, "Nishina Goro", Yamamoto Kansuke and "Komai Takahakusai" were brought to Tianya Meimasa's house.
"What? Two groups of people from the Imagawa family performed tasks in reverse?" Takeda Harunobu also showed an expression of disbelief after hearing Taya Akimasa's words, "I thought it was the Takeda family who deceived the Imagawa family, but I didn't expect that they started
Just to guard against us?"
"There is no point in looking into the past. The most important thing now is to solve the problem." Akimasa Tanaya is very pragmatic and capable, which is in sharp contrast to Hisamasa Asai who is easily discouraged. "Now I need Mr. Nishina to help me find the solution."
May I ask Nishina-sama if you have any advice on Asai Hisamasa's hiding place in the mountain?"
"No problem, I'll send my subordinates to bring Iwami-dono-dono down." Takeda Harunobu winked at Yamamoto Kansuke, who immediately gave a big gift to Tagaya Akimasa.
"The situation is unclear at the moment. I still have to stay in Otani Castle. I will ask my men to follow Mr. Yamamoto." Tabama Akimasa responded very cautiously. Then he came outside and said to Taro Morita and Heita Aoki: "You tortured
Perfect Shou and others, ask for the location from them, and then arrange for a Hatamoto and Mr. Yamamoto to lead the way together to avoid errors. Confirm that the information on both sides is consistent before taking action to avoid someone being deceived."
"yes".
On the afternoon of February 12, the twelfth year of Tenmon (1543), after repeatedly verifying that the intelligence was correct, Tanaya Meimasa handed over all the remaining 100 soldiers in his hands to Morita Taro and Aoki Heita, and they went up the mountain to hunt Asai Hisamasa. After all, he
The position was not right. Although the retainers in the Asai family were dissatisfied with Asai Hisamasa and would not support Asai Hisamasa in resisting Tagaya Akimasa's coup, they could not change the family to support Tagaya Akimasa when Asai Ryomasa's body was still cold. Therefore, they all still refused.
They are waiting to see the situation. Except for the Hatamoto samurai of the Asai family who covered Asai Hisamasa's breakout, the rest of them stayed behind closed doors and refused to be dispatched by Tagaya Akimasa.
Therefore, the total troops that Tanaya Akimasa can use for this coup are 300 soldiers that he pulled from his territory and 100 soldiers supported by the Kyogoku family. Among them are the samurai who are really worthy of Tanaya Akimasa's trust.
There were only more than 70 people - less than half of them had been attacked and killed by two groups of surprise soldiers from the Imagawa family, which made Tianya Meimasa heartbroken. Among the more than 400 soldiers, more than 250 were sent by Tianya Meimasa to guard the dangerous places in Otani Castle.
place, and at the same time monitor the deployment of Asai Hisamasa's supporters such as the Akao family and the Amomori family in Odani Castle. There are also more than 50 people patrolling around the back hill of Otani Castle to prevent Asai Hisamasa from slipping away - the remaining 100 people are
He was sent up the mountain to search for the whereabouts of Asai Hisamasa.
After returning to the house and sitting down, Taya Akimasa began to reflect on his response throughout the day and night - review has always been a good habit of his - but suddenly realized that something was wrong. When the Takeda family just came to report to him about Asai Hisamasa and the Imagawa family,
When planning, he was ecstatic, feeling that if there were no leaks from the Takeda family, Hisamasa Asai would be able to successfully ask for help from Kamabana Castle and find out the situation in Kotani Castle - because Akimasa Tabiya never expected that outsiders would intervene.
He would definitely not think of stopping the Imagawa family's actions.
But the more Tianya Akimasa thought about it, the more this was not the case.
What did he originally want to do before Goro Nishina came to report?
Tanaya Meimasa originally wanted to send people to search the mountains and find Asai Hisamasa's location. Although it was not like now, he went to arrest Asai Hisamasa after knowing clearly where he was, but he searched all over the mountains and fields - but it must have been
It won't be too difficult. As long as you make up your mind to look for it, you can still find it. After all, Asai Hisamasa is accompanied by samurai and has no experience hiding in the mountains and forests. If he sends a ninja to lead someone to find him, he will definitely find it within two days.
can catch them.
However, after Nishina Mori nobu reported the information, Tagaya Akimasa saw an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. As long as the people sent by the Imagawa family to ask for help and reconnaissance were caught, Asai Hisamasa could only sit back and wait for death. So Tagaya Akimasa gave up.
Instead of directly searching for Asai Hisamasa himself, he used his precious troops and manpower to hunt down members of the Imagawa family - not only did he get in trouble, but no one was caught, he also lost his manpower and wasted time.
If the Takeda family had not sent someone to inform him at that time, Tianya Meimasa asked himself that he would have concentrated all available troops to search the mountain according to the original plan. Although the situation in Otani Castle would have been known to the other party, even though Uboshi Tsuna of Kamazana Castle had taken over
After receiving the news, they will lead their troops to the north to support - but that will be three days later. Before then, it is very likely that Tanaya Akimasa has captured Asai Hisamasa on the mountain.
Therefore, it is better for the Takeda family not to report. If the Takeda family does not report, the worst thing is that the Imagawa family and Taya Akimasa will each carry out their own plans, and they are just competing to see who can do it faster. Once the Takeda family reports, it will pull the Taya family away from the plan they originally planned to engage in.
He came out and plunged headlong into the counterattack against the Imagawa family's plan. Taya Akimasa was led by the nose, and in the end he failed at both ends. The Takeda family simply did a disservice. Without the Takeda family, Taya Akimasa might have succeeded now.
"Cleverness leads to mistakes." Tabiya Akimasa slammed the floor with some annoyance, "At that time, I should have ignored the Imagawa family's plan revealed by the Takeda family, directly asked about the whereabouts of Asai Hisamasa, and went up the mountain to arrest him with all his strength. But all the thoughts
It was all about the general's plan, and he didn't want to take the opportunity to plot against others, but instead included himself! The Takeda family was also strange, why didn't they tell us the location of Asai Hisamasa and let us go directly to the mountain to catch him? Instead, they said something
What about the Imagawa family’s plan? Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse? If Asai Hisamasa is caught, won’t everything be over? The Takeda family are really confused.”
At this moment, the guard knocked on the door again, interrupting Tanaya Akimasa's thoughts.
"What's wrong?" the irritable Tianya Akimasa asked angrily.
"Master Nishina of the Takeda family, please see me!"