Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

In March of the ninth year of Tianzheng, when Takatenjin Castle fell, Katsuyori was confronting the 30,000-strong army of the Hojo Clan who sent troops to Mishima. Katsuyori originally wanted to continue marching and start a decisive battle with the Hojo clan, but he was strongly advised by Takeda Samasuke Nobutoyo and Nagasaka Yukan, no, it would be better to say they strongly opposed it.As a result, he had to let Takasaka Gengoro guard Numazu to defend against enemies in places such as Xingguo Temple and Tokura, while he retreated across the board. At this time, Suruga's Anayama Rendao Meiyuki also frequently said: "The only solution for now is to stop the war completely and recuperate..."

As a result, Gaotian Shencheng fell soon after, and Katsurai was in Tianzheng's ninth year. After Changxiao's defeat, he ushered in the most anxious year in his life. "These people are my enemies..." The objects of his hatred have increased to Oda, Tokugawa and Hojo, all of which are constantly encroaching on Takeda's territory.Katsuyori wanted to give him a head-on blow.He has made enemies on three sides, and he can't compromise with any of them.The utter hatred of the enemy eventually captured Katsurai.He has even more demanding requirements on the soldiers under his command, which also makes the people more tired.This is not so much a strategic problem as it is a psychological problem.

However, at the end of the year, when Kofu ushered in the new year of Tensho's tenth year, Katsuyori was still full of ambition.Rest in winter, wait until the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, and then join hands with Echigo's Uesugi Jingkatsu to invite Ishiyama Honganji to deal a severe blow to his hated enemy. Of course, his hostile parties are also doing the same calculation.What the enemy is worried about is that Katsuyori will not come out after withdrawing to the natural Koshu, and will rest leisurely. Ever since Takeda's distant ancestor Minamoto Yoshimitsu, the Takeda family has been able to continue to grow and develop on this land because no one thinks they are the overlords of this land. In this way, they can gradually accumulate strength and lay a solid foundation on this land. Base.

Because of this, Oda Tokugawa's plan is to do everything possible to lure Katsuyori out, but Katsuyori is unaware of it. In February of the 10th year of Tensho, Katsuyori received an important piece of information: Kiso left Matou Yoshimasa of Kiso Fukushima Castle had defected to the Oda family. Another spy came to report: "Zuo Matou sent a secret envoy to the Oda family." In fact, when the spies reported to Katsuyai, Katsuyai had already fallen into a trap carefully designed by the enemy. "Huh? Zuo Matou betrayed me, Takeda..." Strolling around the hall of Qizaki Castle, after hearing the report, the veins on Katsurai's forehead twitched violently, and he said loudly without hesitation: "It's a foregone conclusion after Yangchun, it's better to start as soon as possible." , defeated him in one fell swoop."

Kiso Yoshishang is the fourteenth generation of Minamoto Yoshinaka and Katsuyori's sister-in-law.Katsuyori believes that Kiso Yoshishang, who is also a descendant of Minamoto and his sister-in-law, wants to vote for Oda Nobunaga. If he can't deal with it decisively, there will be endless troubles.He immediately issued an order to send troops to all the big names.It never occurred to him that this attack, which was mostly driven by emotion, would put him in an even more dangerous situation. At that time, Kiso Yoshizhang of Fukushima Castle had already delivered hostages to Nobunaga. In order to further arouse Katsuyori's anger, he frequently sent envoys between the two places.The reason for this change is clearly Katsuyori's ever-increasing military service.

In a year, from the beginning to the end, there is no time to recuperate at all. In spring, summer, autumn and winter, there are constant wars. Although it is the Warring States Period, such wars are too frequent. Get rid of it, then surrender and surrender, this is the change of Yichang's strategy. Hearing that Katsuyori is going to send troops to deal with Yichang again, Meiyuki, the Anayama man of Suruga, sighed: "So, the Takeda clan will die soon..." In order to survive, he is also considering joining Ieyasu Tokugawa. The envoy of Fukushima City flew to Nobunaga again, requesting immediate reinforcements.At the same time, the good opportunity that Nobunaga had been waiting patiently for had finally arrived. "Okay, you can't just sit and wait for your allies to die. I, Oda Nobunaga, will go to the rescue in person, so your master can rest assured."

After sending away Yoshisho's envoys, Nobunaga hastily dispatched special envoys to Kanamori Nagachi in Hida (da) and Ieyasu in Hamamatsu.He thought, he would send troops from Shinano, Kanamori Nagakin from Hida (da), Ieyasu from Suruga, and three armies would attack Katsuyori from three directions.After receiving the urgent report, Ieyasu immediately sent a messenger to Umeyuki Anayama in Suruga. "The end of the Takeda family has been decided, please return to Tokugawa as soon as possible..." Katsuyori is narrow-minded and wants to attack Fukushima Castle in order to save face. Once the news spread, the world shook in the blink of an eye.

Even deserters appeared in Kofu Castle right under their noses, but no one told Katsuyori.Katsuyori thought that the order had been effectively implemented in the army, so he personally led more than a thousand capable warriors and set off from Kofu in a mighty manner. On the continuous mountain tops, covered with thick snow, it is still as cold as winter in the morning and evening. Not long after entering Shinano from Koshu, Katsuyai heard some rumors.First of all, I heard that Nobunaga personally made a big attack.Then, it was heard that Umeyuki Anayama had surrendered to Ieyasu.Later, I heard that Kanamori Nagachi made a large-scale attack from Hida (da).Katsurai was shocked.It was only now that he realized that he was a "warrior". "Even Xueshan has betrayed me. There is no way, retreat. Hurry back and stick to the city."

Just when he was about to reach the vicinity of Iida, where the plum blossoms were in full bloom, Katsuyori suddenly turned his horse's head and hurriedly led the team back. Of course, Suruga's Anayama Meiyuki returned to Ieyasu, which already indicated that the cornerstone of the Takeda family began to shake.No, Kiso Yoshimasa's private correspondent, the Hojo clan's alliance with Ieyasu, these are all signs of the demise of the Takeda family, but Katsuyori didn't realize it at all before. The generals of Takeda no longer wanted to fight, and they were all calmly watching Nobunaga and Ieyasu's attack like a raging wave.Kai's Yashizaki Castle is simply not enough to resist the army of Nobunaga and Ieyasu.Rather than saying that this is a castle, it is better to say that the ancestors of the Takeda family were too confident, thinking that the enemy would never come and built an annex.

Katsuyori had just left the city, but returned in a hurry, Mrs. Odawara was puzzled. "Oh, I didn't expect my lord to win so quickly... Now that my lord is back, help me tie up my hair and burn incense." Madam didn't know that the entire Wutian family was in danger.While listening to the sound of the soft spring rain just before noon, she asked someone to set up the mirror stand, and quietly put on lipstick by herself. "It would be great if there were no wars!" She smiled at the maid who combed her hair, and the maid Yi Chuan was also smiling in the mirror. All the women in Kofu Castle, not only wives, there are many people who have never experienced war from birth.I don't know since when, these women have always believed that war is something outside the city. If they go to war, they will be victorious and triumphant. They have never thought about defeat.

After Madam put on her makeup, the room was already filled with fragrance.She asked people to move out the piano and ordered people to prepare wine. "Okay, in this way, you can come here anytime. But, why haven't you come yet?" Mrs. Odawara, who was convinced that Katsurai loved herself and deeply loved Katsurai, began to complain, "I must be with you again. Those retainers talk about boring things, when will such a day be the end. It doesn't matter that people are waiting here pitifully." Madam couldn't wait any longer, so she sat in front of the piano and tuned it.At this time, I saw Taro Nobukatsu running across the corridor in a hurry without waiting for the maid to report. "Ma'am, Father has urgent orders." "What orders does your lord have?" "I'm going to evacuate here tomorrow morning and move to the new city. Madam, please pack up your things and prepare to evacuate." "Ah?" Madam took her hands away from the piano and looked at Xinsheng in surprise, "Is the new city... built?" "Not yet, the wilderness has just been leveled. The enemy is about to attack, and it is dangerous to stay here. Therefore, everyone agreed to defend the enemy in the new city. Hurry up and prepare to evacuate." "Enemy... Enemy, did you lose the battle?" Madam's bewildered expression still looked like a naive little girl of seventeen or eighteen years old. When Xinsheng heard about the victory or defeat, he couldn't help being angry, but after thinking about it, he suppressed the anger again. "Madam, I don't know anything now. Although it hasn't failed yet, this city cannot defend against the enemy." "Is the enemy's offensive so fierce?" "Yes. The three armies of Tokugawa, Oda, and Kanemori together have at least 50,000 troops." After speaking, Xinsheng became a little anxious, and said: "Including Odawara's troops, it is either 60,000 or 70,000... ..." "Then, will your lord not come tonight?" Regarding the number "50,000 or 60,000", Madam has no other feeling except knowing that it is a lot. "Probably won't come here. Just commanding the transfer of ordnance is already too busy." Madam was silent, her disappointment palpable.She sat there quietly, reminiscent of a doll. "Hurry up and call the old ladies and tell them to clean up quickly." Xin Sheng really wanted to scold the young maids, so he gave a deep salute and left in a hurry.The maids finally became uneasy, looking at Madam, at a loss. Madam's eyes fell on the piano blankly, and after a while, she suddenly started to play vigorously with her slender fingers. At this time, the inside and outside of the city were already in chaos like a frying pan.In the chaos, the quiet sound of spring rain and the sound of the piano are intertwined, expressing a kind of loneliness that no one can understand.After a while, the maids called three old nuns, and they frowned and sat down beside the lady.However, Madam seemed to be playing but not playing, she was still stroking the strings there. "Ma'am." A woman finally couldn't help but say, "I heard that Mingchen is going to move to the new city, if you don't prepare early..." "You can figure it out for yourself." "So, can we order someone to clean up?" "Oh." The three old nuns winked at each other and stood up.There are 230 to 40 women in the inner court alone.Everything had to be packed overnight and ready to move.The inner courtyard suddenly became a pot of porridge. 50,000 or 60,000, an unimaginably large number of soldiers, overwhelmed them.Once so many people invade the city, what kind of consequences will happen, these women dare not even think about it.The dice, cards, and leftover snacks were all reluctantly packed up. After a while, the things in the house had piled up into a mountain. Even so, the sound of the piano in the lady's room did not stop for a moment.At sunset, the sound of the piano finally stopped.However, the lady picked up the paper and pen again, and looked at the rainy feet in a daze. The construction of the new city began after adopting Anayama Meiyuki's suggestion.The site is located on the natural barrier of Nigasaki, west of Kofu, and is still under construction. "The former lord was wise, generous and benevolent. With the country as his city, there was no need to build other walls. However, our current lord is not only inferior to the former lord in martial arts, but also has Nobunaga, Ieyasu, and Shizheng as his enemies. Therefore, we should choose a dangerous place to build the city. "It was Rendao Anshan who first proposed this suggestion, and now he has belonged to the Shun Dechuan clan. The enemy was so powerful that they were already close at hand, so they fled in a panic.But after moving to the new city, the new city is not reliable.Although a dangerous place was deliberately chosen, a flat road has been built due to the large amount of supplies to be transported.The construction of the archery tower and the city wall has just begun, not to mention muskets, even bows and arrows cannot be defended. Mrs. Odawara ordered the team to stop in front of the city wall and was dumbfounded.Not to mention anything else, it's just that there is no place to put the belongings that a large number of people brought here. At this time, Masahiro Tsuchiya, the younger brother of Shoji Tsuchiya, came from the side of Katsuyori who set out first. "The lord ordered to enter the city and join the vanguard." Mrs. Odawara misheard and frowned. "Not allowed to enter the city? Do you order to withdraw back to the mansion?" "No, this..." Changheng fell on the ground in embarrassment, "Now, everyone is discussing where to stay." "Still discussing?" Madam listened and looked back at the queue of women behind her. Everyone thought that if they rushed here, they could live the same life as they did in Yashizaki Castle. Everyone came here with such expectations. "That is to say, you can't return to Yashizaki Castle?" "Wait a while, anyway... probably, Nobushige Oyamadahei of Iwaden Castle should send someone to meet him..." Iwaden Castle is the residence of Nobushige Oyamada of Tsuru County. "Oh, then wait." Madam sent Changheng back and called the maids out of the car. Yinggeyanyan is everywhere here.If it is a rainy day, it must be an unsightly and embarrassing trip.But the weather was clear, and the mountains all around were surrounded by clouds and mist, which was really beautiful. "Ah... turned out to be a down and out person." "Ma'am, what did you say?" Madam said to the maid again softly: "It is said in the story that once you lose a battle, you become a downcast." "Ah? Is it true...Really?" "It seems to be true." The lady seemed to be talking about someone else's business. She squinted her eyes and stared at the sky that was gradually turning red in the west. "It might be better to lose. If you lose, there will be no more wars. If there is no war , women can stay with men." From the wild plum bushes in front of me, there was a clear and crisp cry of orioles. "Ma'am, you are here!" Katsurai came out of the brand-new city gate, and the surroundings had already begun to darken. "Quickly, light the torch. Don't be reluctant to light the lamp." Katsurai said to the entourage who came to lead his horse, He also said: "Madam, don't worry, Koyamada Shinmo has already sent someone to meet you." He stood in front of his wife with his head held high.But at this moment, the lady seemed to be a piece of pottery in the mist, her face was expressionless, and she didn't look like she wanted to answer. "Don't think about it. It's no wonder. The city without war that I was looking forward to in the mansion of Yazaki Castle has not yet been completed, and it looks like this. The officials who built the city actually lied to me, and even they came to report Half of it isn't done." I don't know if Katsuyori knew that the project was stopped because the people's livelihood was poor, and the people could no longer afford money. "In short, we must set off quickly. The women are not used to walking, so it may be a little harder. However, we must set off to the Rock Palace immediately. Don't be afraid, there will be more lights on the road, and there will be strict security around the queue. Moreover, the enemy will not walk at night. chase." "My lord!" In the gap between Katsurai's words, the lady suddenly screamed, "I am willing to stay in this city." "What, stay in this city... haha... stop messing around. Stay here, what if the enemy comes?" "If the enemy comes, I will kill myself without hesitation. My lord should also make up my mind to live and die with this city." Madam seemed to be a completely different person, and said with a serious face: "I beg you. I don't want to see my beloved husband... in pain and confusion after the fall of the city." "Hahaha..." Katsurai laughed.This is not just a laugh, but an explosion. After the uneasiness hidden in my heart has accumulated to an uncontrollable level, it suddenly explodes, "It seems that Madam really doesn't understand the mind of a warrior. Even if a general understands that he will fail, he will still It is the will of a samurai to fight a battle to the fullest." Madam shook her head vigorously: "I hate this." "How can you say something willful!" "According to what you said, what should I do if I hate my lord when I see him defeated in battle? So... I want to stay here." "Ma'am!" Katsurai couldn't help shouting as if being stung, "It's come to this point, what are you talking about! Yandian Castle is only one step away from your natal Sagami, if I Katsurai has There are three long and two short, and you can be safely sent back to your mother's house. I think so, so I won't let you stay here. Don't talk anymore, get in the car quickly!" Even so, the wife kept staring at Katsurai and refused to get in the car.She felt that there seemed to be unforeseen tragic events waiting ahead, and this feeling became stronger and stronger, and even made her heart tremble. Madam's premonition came true.What Oyamada sent was not an army, but an envoy. When Katsuyori set off from Yashizaki Castle and headed towards the new city, two people followed Katsuyori and said, "Anyway, please go and live in the next castle." One of them is Nobushige Oyamada, and the other is Kihei Masayuki Sanada, the lord of Joshu Numata. If Katsuyori didn't have these women who couldn't walk behind him, he would definitely go to his father Shingen's close servant and the most trustworthy Sanada Masayuki among the six advisers.However, since it was too far to go to Numata in Joshu with some weak women, I had no choice but to go to Iwato Castle in Nobushige Oyamada, about 20 towns north of Sarubashi, which is relatively close to Sagami. After being reprimanded by Katsurai, the lady still stood there motionless. "If it's an order, then I have nothing to say." She got into the car and closed her eyes. Katsuyori said that he chose Yandian Castle, which is very close to Xiangdian, because it can save his wife's life in the event of an accident.The wife was deeply surprised by this statement, as if Katsuyori betrayed her.To be separated from Katsuyori and survive alone is something she can't even think about.There were gusts of cold wind blowing from nowhere, but no matter how bad the wind was, as long as she could be with her husband, she felt warm. However, Katsuyori seemed to think that his wife would be very happy if he sent his wife back to Sagami after arriving at Nobumo Oyamada's castle.Bless the gods, the enemy must not chase after the Rock Palace... That night, the weather was still fine.In the darkness of the frosty night, torches and lanterns lined up in a nearly endless line.However, in the early morning, the sun hid deep in the dark clouds, and the bitter north wind galloped across the Kofu Basin. Sometimes the procession marched deep in the forest, and sometimes walked in the crevices of boulders. It was really difficult. "Ah, you can see the mansion of Yashizaki Castle from here." "Why can't you go back?" "I heard that it has been handed over to the enemy." "No, no, the enemy has not arrived yet. It is said that the rebels will dedicate it to the enemy, so the guards must be strengthened." The women outside the car were whispering to each other, but the madam turned a deaf ear to it. She realized that her husband was too belligerent... So, it seems that the gods and Buddhas ordered Katsuya and his wife to rest in this area, but Katsurai Haven't realized this yet. That evening, a group of people stumbled to the foot of Zhuziling Mountain, formerly known as Bandong Mountain.Many men and women have fallen behind in the team, but the wife doesn't know it at all.I fumbled to Huilin Temple and was about to ask for a place to stay for the women. Unexpectedly, it started to rain heavily. At this time, the weather was still very cold, and the rain soon turned to frost and snow. Masahiro Tsuchiya's younger brother, Chang Heng, went to the temple to spend the night. After a while, he came back disappointed. "The people in the temple said that the rules and regulations of this temple prohibit women from entering, and they cannot stay overnight." Katsuyori at the front of the team couldn't help being furious after hearing this. "Are you willing to stay overnight?" Katsurai's face changed color with anger, and he rode into the mountain gate alone.He didn't get off his horse either, and rode between the main hall and the kitchen, yelling: "Abbot of Huilin Temple, listen to me, it is Takeda Katsuyori and his family who are asking for a place to stay, are you knowingly not letting in, or Really don't know?" At this time, the temple was already dark, and even the shadow of a monk could not be seen.A voice came from the hall: "It was because the poor monk knew about it that he refused." "What, you know I am Shenglai, yet you dare to refuse? Are you the abbot?" "The abbot is not here, I am the gatekeeper." "Can't you stay overnight if the abbot is not here?" "No, I mean you can't stay with women. Forgive the poor monk, we don't want to do this either, but for the protection of the Dharma, we can only do so." "Oh? Are you armed too!" Katsurai couldn't help but gasped.The hesitation of the last day or two has now become one piece.Only then did he realize that his prestige in the territory had disappeared like a bubble. "Hmph! You said you had no choice but to protect the Dharma, right... If that's the case, Katsurai has no other choice but to let everyone break in and frustrate your spirit." "Wait a minute, please listen to the poor monk again. If the adults and their families stay here, if the monastery is attacked at night, both you and our monastery will suffer disaster." "Hmph! Listen to what you said, did someone give you an order in advance not to let me live?" When Katsurai asked, the voice inside the door stopped. After a while, the person inside the door seemed to have made up his mind, and then said: "On the contrary. Someone ordered that someone will pass by our temple tonight. If they come, They must stay here. I can see that they want to take advantage of your stay and launch a night attack in an attempt to take the lives of your lord and everyone, so they categorically refuse you." "Is this the plan of Kazuyoshi Takigawa, the vanguard of Oda?" "No, this is the end of the matter, and the poor monk doesn't want to hide my lord. The benefactor who came to give the order is none other than Lord Oyamadahei Nobushige, the lord of the rock palace on the opposite side of the mountain." Katsurai listened, and without saying a word, he steered his horse back silently.It's unbelievable!Oyamada Nobumo, who he worked so hard to go to, actually wanted to take the opportunity to harm him while he was staying in the temple... However, he didn't even have the courage to refute. After leaving the mountain gate, the rain became heavier, and the wind from Zhuziling became more and more violent.If this continues, the hungry and cold women will freeze to death. "How?" Taro Nobukatsu asked anxiously. "There are other temples in this area. By the way, go to Wanfu Temple in Hongcun. Hurry up!" After speaking, Katsuyori urged his horse to come to the wife behind the team. It's like a joke to come out of the city of Qizaki in a hurry, but lose the place to go to.Not so long ago, Katsuyori was in possession of the five kingdoms of Kai, Shinano, Suruga, Tone, and Mikawa, but today he is walking in the wind and rain with his own woman... Thinking about it this way, Katsuyori felt even more confused and hungry.After Katsuyori leaned over, Mrs. Odawara seemed unwilling to look at him, turned her face away, and remained silent.The cart was covered with a farmer's coir raincoat that I did not know where to get.The window was open, and half of the lady's face emerged from the darkness, which looked both angry and expressionless. "Ma'am, we will arrive at the monastery in front of the village in a short while." Katsurai only said a word, hurriedly urged the horse to leave the car, and ran straight to the front of the team.It was unbelievable that Nobushige Koyamada would abandon himself, and Katsuyori really hoped that Takikawa Kazuyoshi's men threatened the monks to do so. When the horse rushed to the village of Hong, everyone's clothes and hair were all drenched.The torch has been used up, only the hands of the Tsuchiya Shoji brothers in front still have a little light.After identifying the lantern of Wanfu Temple, Changji got into the mountain gate first.Meanwhile, Katsuyori stopped his horse and silently counted the number of people gathered under the old cedar tree.When they came out from Yazaki City, they brought out 1,000 soldiers and more than 240 women's family members, but now, the total number of men, women and children may be less than 400. "My lord, the abbot of Wanfu Temple gladly accepted our request." "Oh, that's great." In the party, except for the Katsuyori couple, Taro Nobukatsu, and the women and children of the Tsuchiya Shoji brothers who live in the guest hall, the rest are arranged in the main hall, corridors, and under the kitchen, which can only shelter from the wind and rain. I am filled with endless gratitude. The kitchen immediately divided the work, and people were busy making fire and cooking.The firewood, rice, oil and salt that he carries with him is only enough for three days. If he has not found a place to live after eating all of this, the majestic guardian of the five kingdoms will be reduced to a refugee. After hastily filling his stomach, it was already late at night, and Mrs. Odawara, who was invited to the screen of the guest hall, looked up at Katsuyori with a smile on her face. "Ma'am, Nobushige Odawara will definitely come to greet you, please rest well tonight." "Yes." Madam nodded meekly, and said with a smile, "Even if you don't come to welcome us, it doesn't matter." That night, everyone slept soundly and soundly. At dawn the next day, Katsuyori sent envoys to the opposite side of the mountain.However, the envoy had not returned after two days, and there was still no one on the third day.On the fourth day, word came that Oda's striker had entered Kai.If this is the case, Wanfu Temple can no longer live.Although he didn't know what was going on at the Rock Temple, in the end, Katsuyori decided to go to the Rock Temple. During this time, some people left in twos and threes.When they set off again from Wanfu Temple, the total number of men and women was less than three hundred.More than two hundred women did not know when, but there were only about seventy people left. These people stayed because of the inseparable emotional ties during this trip. From then on, Mrs. Odawara's expression became visibly brighter.When she left Wanfu Temple, the wife had already walked on foot, but she had a happy face, which was the expression of a virgin who didn't know the sufferings of life.When a group of people were being chased by the enemy and wandering around, Spring was also chasing after them quickly.After leaving Wanfu Temple, you can see a sea of ​​flowers everywhere from the col on the opposite side to the deep mountain, and the mountain cherry blossoms form a wave of three-layered flowers.Walking through Qibacho, the warm sunshine seems to melt people, hugging the earth tightly.The birds were singing happily, the spring breeze gently tugged at the sleeves of people, and everything in the world came to life like a dream. "I really want to keep walking like this." When climbing Zhuzi Ridge, Katsuyai steered his horse and came to the side of the slow-moving wife. The wife happily chatted with Katsuyai as if traveling in mountains and rivers: "In front of the mountain , how charming the winding path winding at the foot of the mountain is, I really want to walk that mountain path.” After hearing this, Katsurai stabbed her hard: "The Rock Palace is not over there, if you are tired, you can ride the horse." Madam didn't seem to hear Katsurai's words. She ran to the side of the road, bent down, and picked violets. "Look, I've already picked a bunch of these flowers, why don't we just go to the place where there are such flowers." "Ma'am, do you think that Nobushio Koyamada will not come to welcome us?" "This..." Madam put on a noncommittal look, "It's just that the mountain road is too difficult to walk." She seemed to be talking to herself, and bent down like a child to continue looking for Violet. Katsuyori couldn't stand it anymore, so he urged the horse to run forward.The nineteen-year-old girl who was self-willed and ignorant of world affairs in the past seems to be much more stable and mature than Katsuyori.Perhaps her keen mind had already foreseen the imminent death, so she deliberately did so in order not to disturb Katsurai's mood. "My lord, I still feel that this road can't go any further, let's go back quickly." About halfway up the mountain road, the Tsuchiya Zongzang Pegasus walking in front came in front of Katsuyori. "Can't go forward? Could it be that the enemy has gone around the front?" "I don't dare to speak nonsense, my lord, please look at the flags and banners in the woods over there. Those are obviously Oyamada's subordinates, who want to drive us from the top of the mountain to the valley to the north..." "So it seems that the rumor is true..." Hearing someone talking suddenly, Katsurai was taken aback. Looking up, he saw a sudden crowd of people in the grass on the top of the mountain, and then more than a dozen arrows shot over.It was only then that Katsuyori realized that his time of death had arrived. "Going on like this is equivalent to sending them into a tiger's mouth. Shoji and Zongzang, quickly turn around and lead the women back." "and you?" "This is already the last fight. I will take Oyamada's head off and cut him into pieces." In fact, at this time, Nagasaka Rendao Diaoxian was also coming from behind to report the crisis. "My lord, the striker of Oda Nobutada is chasing from behind, and he is already approaching this mountain. There is no need to delay, so quickly roll up the flag and go down the mountain to avoid it." Katsurai couldn't help jumping off his horse when he heard this, and sighed deeply. Everyone encountered resistance from top to bottom, and it was difficult to decide what to do for a while.Known as "the fierce general among the fierce generals", Katsuyai turned out to be a village boy who didn't understand war when his fate took a turn for the worse, standing blankly on Zhuzi Ridge in a daze.In the front is Oyamada, and behind him is Nobutada's striker. If Kazumashi Takikawa arrives, the only way to escape is to sneak into the bushes to the left and right. If I had known it was so urgent, I wouldn't have left the village.At least I can say my last farewell to everyone near Wanfu Temple, and then die alone.However, the last farewell wine has not been poured, and no one is ready.Thinking of this, Katsurai's heart seemed to have overturned the five-flavored bottle.What would the women do if they were scattered here?His biological son Taro Nobukatsu was only seventeen years old. "No matter what, it's important to escape first. By the way, go to the left. It is only possible to escape from the bamboo forest on the left." The entire group was already miserable. They were neither an army nor a high-spirited army. They had completely become a group of homeless refugees.The women walked into the dense bamboo forest hand in hand, and only a few men with small families died. Katsuyori, Taro Nobukatsu, Tsuchiya Shoji, Tsuchiya Sozo, and the Nagasaka Diaokan, have now become menacing dogs dragging the women to escape. Until the next day, people kept walking without even closing their eyelids. On the third day, when they touched the foot of the southern foot of Tianmu Mountain, everyone was completely changed. Tianmu Mountain is located in Dongshanli County. It was originally called Mounti Mountain. Because the monk Yehai Benjing visited Tianmu Mountain when he went to the Great Yuan Dynasty to learn Buddhist scriptures. After returning to China, he built the Qiyun Temple of Linjizong here. . When the group reached Tianye Village Grassland to the south of Tianmu Mountain, there were only forty-one men and less than fifty women left.Tsuchiya Masaoji's five-year-old son refused to leave, and sat down on the grass, refusing to get up no matter what, so everyone had no choice but to stop here. "Hey, be a good boy and go for a while." Changji's son sat on the ground and threw a splash, and Changji's wife was helpless.Katsurai looked at it and stood up angrily. "Who will carry this child?" He yelled, but none of the exhausted women were willing to carry this child, "Who will carry this child..." Shenglai shouted again angrily. "Let's rest here for a while." The person who spoke was Mrs. Odawara who smiled when he met his eyes before, but now hardly said a word. "Is Madam tired too?" "Yeah, it would be nice if I could die in Xincheng." The lady said with a smile, walked up to Shoji's son, and sat down. Play around, my boy." The sky was blue and blue, and the warm sunlight flooded the earth.