Kanazawa Hirano, Kagakuni, May 19, 1921.
[Mamagata of the Spear] Maeda Toshika and [Combatant General] Sasakatsu. The battle between Hinomoto's most famous warlords ended with the victory of the Maeda family.
When it's over, we'll be full of each other. The clash between the ground and the ground. The roar of souls. Their power was equal. By the way, it was Maeda Toshiya who won.
Perhaps the difference of thoughts in the spear divided the victory and defeat. Stop a friend's rampage. For this reason, he put his whole body and spirit in his spear. On the other hand, Cheng Zheng waved his spear with all his might, but his eyes were somewhat lost.
As a result, the Black Spear was shattered from the tip. "It's as if I was tying up my master..."
However, the tribulation of the Reiki family had only just begun.
As expected by the Reiki family, Cheng Zheng did not burn his ambition to raise a military. His heart was still a proud samurai pledging allegiance to the Oda family.
They were threatening us. They seized their wives and their children, and threatened to kill them if they did not obey. Some of the dignitaries also said that they had been seized by their wives and children in the same way. Cheng Zheng, who cares for his companions and his family, was forced to obey.
Even as the daimyo who ruled one country, he lost his eldest son in battle, and only his daughters remained. Therefore, I could not lose my second son, whom I welcomed as an adopted child from the Hayakawa family.
Then, Cheng Zheng revealed the identity of the mastermind.
Kuroda Guardian.
It is part of the Four Great Armies of the Tianxia, and the heart of Oda Family Old Hashiba Hideyoshi stripped his fangs to the lord.
In the Oda family, the Kuroda guards, who had reached a firm position, betrayed the master and plotted a rebellion.
The fact warps the face of the family. I was convinced. If the guards betrayed me, I can understand all these brilliant schemes. It would have been impossible for Ieyasu to cooperate with Owari's idiot. I had no choice but to dance.
Instead, a friend's face came to mind in Toshiya's mind.
(Fujiyoshiro...... Is Fujiyoshiro safe? If the guards betrayed him, Fujiyoshiro, who would be nearby, would not be able to do it.... no, I can't afford Fujiyoshiro now. I'll do what I can, and you'll have no choice.)
Toshiya waved away the conflict that ran around his head and once again turned his gaze to Sheng Zheng.
So, Cheng Zheng was instructed to kill me?
Normally, yes. However, Cheng Zheng shook his head to the side.
"No, the instruction given to me is to stop on the left again." (3) Do not send reinforcements to the mage. Do not send them to Gifu. Kill them, or fight them.... well, I wonder which way we had to fight to stop the left again. "
"... I see. Wasn't that little fire fuss caused by the helpers?"
"... hmm? Small fire? What, was it even happening in Echizen?"
"Ah, but the bandits are causing trouble on a small scale." I suppressed it immediately, but I remember something strange about it. I had to sneak in a lot of things.... right after that, Nobuo Oda declared war....... umu "
A sharp family with folds between their eyebrows. Lower the tip of the hole and place your left hand on your chin to sort out the information that Cheng Zheng has told you so far.
And Toshiya touched the core.
"Their aim is to lure me to this place at this hour."
"... I guess. More to the point, Kuroda doesn't even care about me." Even if I hadn't abandoned my wife and children and recruited them because I wanted to break their intestines, I would have suspected that I'd set them up on the left. I've skilfully created situations that seemed to come to mind. "
"............"
To Cheng Zheng, who muttered to himself in mockery, Toshiya bit her lips without being able to say anything. Because that was the core of what the Tachika family had arrived at... "
It was like a small fire frenzy that was carried out like a scattering of soldiers. Frequent pedestrians to Kaga. Cheng Zheng, who led the army out of the castle to stop the first war. Immediately thereafter, a declaration of war by Nobuo Oda was pushed against the Oda family.
I wish I had only thought of one thing at a time. By the way, the timing was too coincidental. Everyone looks for some connection to them.
Then, the created point and the point became a single line. Even if it is a false truth, people feel a certain degree of authenticity there.
Therefore, I can not ignore the speculation even if I am a profitable family. If it were true, it would be easy to get pushed behind your back towards the reinforcements of the Third Master. It is too risky to cut and throw away rumors.
Therefore, even if Toshika was not running for office, he would have fled to Kaga. To put an end to the grief of patronage. No matter how much Cheng Zheng and his friendship, it was a natural judgment as a general.
And all of it was a plot by the Kuroda guards.
"There's another left here." At that point, the Kuroda guards had already won. It doesn't matter which one won... Which one lost... it doesn't matter. Did the dead kill, capture, stomach, or forgive the scale of the battle?...... It was all just the same value for Kuroda as the stones rolling on the roadside..... "
"Built-in assistance..."
Cheng Zheng bows down with a painful expression on his face. A strand of blood flows from my lips. Reika laid her hand on Cheng Zheng's shoulder, but Cheng Zheng waved away his hand and cried out.
"Everything, everything, everything!! It didn't matter to him!! And my conflict! The ministers are ready! And the determination of the left! I don't care about everything! For him!!"
Bloody mourning. Cheng Zheng put his right hand firmly on the ground.
"That's right, the assumptions are different in the first place." For Kuroda, the trap we set is just the front seat to reach the neck of the mage. Therefore, whether I die here or on the left, it will not interfere with the plan. We won't be able to make it to the showdown from here anymore.... but! That's what I'm allowed to do! I wasn't a good-looking doll for him!! "
Having said that, Cheng Zheng raised his head vigorously and stared at the family.
"After all, I was wrong." Whatever the reason, the Oda family should not have been drawn. It's so... pathetic... "
"Built-in assistance. This time, it can't be helped." It's okay. If I tell you the truth, I'm sure the Third Master will forgive me. "
"No, I will not forgive the mercy of the Third Master in this way." I can't forgive you! It couldn't end like this!... so, please! Please, left again! Well...... ahh...... ahh...... "
─ ─ A single arrow ran through the sky and pierced Cheng Zheng's neck to block the words.
From Cheng Zheng's mouth, an indescribable moan leaked out.
"Built-in assistance!!"
Screaming, Rika holds down the collapsing Shing-zheng with tears. The bleeding does not stop when the wound is held down. The fragments of life are falling.
"Who did it! Who did it!! Seize all archers! Find out how many arrows there are! Don't let the bad guys get away!!!"
Toshika screams with tears of blood. The Sasanagi army ran agitated. In this way, a man who was laughing and being distracted by the crowd appeared in the sight of Toshiya.
(That's him. That guy did it...!)
But the next moment, you lose sight of the man.
"...... Shit!!"
A sharp family that unfortunately distorts its face. Cheng Zheng's finger grabbed his arm slightly.
"Built-in... help? Hey! Hold on, built-in help!"
"Again... left..."
"It's okay! I'll definitely do something about it!" You will be saved! That's why-- "
"Left again... please... mmm.... my friend......"
"... oh, hey... you're lying..." Please, open your eyes! Built-in assistance!!... ahhh... ahhhhhh!! "
While hugging his friend's body, Toshiya kept crying forever.
Masaru Sasaki died. He was forty-nine years old.
On this day, Cheng Zheng called his family friends for the first time.
Until now, I couldn't be honest and I couldn't say what I thought.
After a while, the agitation of both armies finally subsided. Unfortunately, it was not possible to capture the murderer of Cheng Zheng, but the ministers gathered under the Reiki family in order to seek instructions.
"... Sir, what are you going to do now?"
In response to the Minister's words, the shoulder of the family shifts.
"...... We must go to Kaga and rescue the inbuilt aids and the wives and children of their dignitaries."
"... are you sure?"
You don't have to go to the battlefield. When the housekeeper secretly asked, Toshiya shook her head to the side.
"At first, I couldn't make it from here." Besides, Kaga would still not be able to move properly.... I don't want to blame you. He captured his wife and children and killed his master. For their sake and for the sake of our internal assistance, we must go to Kaga. "
"... hahaha, I understand"
The man bows his head deeply and leaves. Toshiya did not look at his back once, and threw it away while holding the body of Cheng Zheng.
"... the Third Master will definitely take the heads of Nobuo Oda and Ieyasu Tokugawa." In that case, I can eliminate the enemy forces coming from the west with 6,000 troops along with Kaga. "
The closed eyes of the Toshika family opened.
"I will take my revenge. I will."
Toshiya vowed to cling to the body.
However, I don't know the family.
Already, the situation in the west was greatly changing.
May 14th. Beautiful country. Kuroda Guardian versus Nobuaki Tsuda.
On this day, the battle was engraved in history.