Inubushi Castle is located in the northwest of Echigo Uonuma County. The northeast of this mountain city built on a high mountain is Mount Quan. There is a beautiful cherry blossom forest on the east side of the mountain, and to the east of this cherry blossom forest is the famous Shinto Nogawa, at the foot of the mountain is a small Tokamachi. A mile away on the other side of the Shinano River is Biwa Hang Castle, the residence of Nagao Iga Shou Keishuo of Fuchu Nagao Ichimon. At the same time that Kasugayama Castle was raging because of the missing princess, Long-tailed Tiger Princess was sitting on the hillside playing in the cherry blossom forest. Twenty Himi warriors, Tiger Princess and maid Ao were divided into two groups, playing the game of the wealthy merchant. Otorahime was having a lot of fun, and during the season when the cherry blossoms were withering, there was indeed a patch of late cherry blossoms here. She was feeling lucky for her decision to sneak out for the first time, and she didn't realize at all that she had caused a big disaster. Another game ended. At this time, the sun was gradually setting in the west. The little maid A Xu pulled her sleeves worriedly and said, "Your Highness, should we go back?" The Ji warriors also stopped and gathered together. He looked at her sharply. The long-tailed tiger girl pouted her mouth and said helplessly: "Okay, let's go back now." About an hour after the girls set off, on the streets of Echigo under Yakushidake, a group of Chikawa and Two-feathered Sparrows appeared The flag-stamped Echigo cavalry was marching slowly. Honjo Shigenaga angrily beat the leaves on the roadside and shouted to a group of dejected samurai behind him: "Hurry up! We must walk to the Shibami River before sunset. When we get there, we will It's time to set up camp." "Lord! The main hall is unfair to us!" "Of course it's unfair! He never looked down on us!" Honzhuang Shinchang bit his lip and slapped the dead branches on the mountain road fiercely. Said: "Back then, my father insisted on resisting Nagao Weijing, so he has always held a grudge. It must be because of this!" Honzo Nobunaga's uncle, the mature and prudent Honjo Sungoro worriedly reminded: "My lord" "What are you afraid of? Who else in this barren mountain would know?" Honjo Shimonaga said viciously: "If Nagao is able to rebel and become the leader of the country, why can't I, Benzo Shimonaga, marry the princess of the Nagao family? You tell me?" Sun Wulang of the village took his nephew's arm and looked around the deserted mountains and mountains, admonishing: "My Lord! It's really passed! It won't be good for my family!" Why can't you say it? Are you afraid of his Xuanzao? You are not afraid of me!" Honjo Shigenaga pushed his uncle away and continued to curse: "His Nagao clan is from the Bando Taira Kamakura clan, and I am the Honjo clan. But the Bando Taira clan is not a direct descendant of the Bando Hachibu clan, and no one has a higher family status than anyone else. Why should the Nagao clan be the leader of the country? " Honjo Songoro was elected? He almost fell off his horse. Being so humiliated in front of his family, Honjo Sungoro almost cursed out loud. He held back his anger and continued to admonish: "Lord! The main hall is not that kind of person. He has never taken the initiative to target me. My dealer, don¡¯t hurt my Echigo¡¯s unity because of a misunderstanding.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not that kind of person? Then why did he kidnap me and make me embarrassed in public? I just want to marry Nagao Kagetora¡¯s sister, why should he stop me? Why? I just want to marry her, and no one can stop me!" Honjo Nomura shouted with a ferocious face. No one in the clan tried to persuade him, and the silent team marched far away. Not long after, a horseback warrior from our village came galloping from the mountain road in front. When he saw our villager, he loudly reported: "Lord! There are dozens of horseback warriors in front of us, and their flag is Jiuyaoba." "Nagao family?" Honjo Shigenaga showed his white teeth and yelled at the horseback samurai jumping behind him: "Young men! Come with me to see how the Nagao family samurai came to the countryside." Those in the wild may still need our help! Hahaha" "Yes!" The horse-riding warriors of the Honzhuang Army were like hungry wolves, baring their fangs fiercely and speeding up. It was mid-March, and the earth had returned to spring and the weather was getting warmer. Under the boundless sunset, the fully-armed warriors were already slightly sweaty as they galloped on their horses. Yamaoka Tokugawa was riding the Oshu horse he had transferred to, slowly. He slowly leaned over and persuaded: "Master! Don't be in such a hurry! We still have time." "Can I not be in a hurry? Look at this time, it will be dark in another hour." "Speed ??up! We still have time." It¡¯s better to do it faster!¡± When the last ray of light faded from the sky, the Kira family¡¯s two hundred horsemen finally arrived at the eastern slope of Mount Quan. They looked at the cherry blossoms and pastry crumbs scattered on the ground, and Kira Yoshitoki¡¯s expression changed. Ashen, the long-tailed tiger girl disappeared completely. This news was like a bomb exploding in his head. "What's going on!" Nagao Kage even rushed over. Seeing the obvious traces of activity on the ground, his expression changed and he faced the Echigo samurai behind him.He yelled anxiously: "Look for me! We must find the princess! Otherwise none of us will return to Kasugayama Castle!" "Yes!" The Nagao family warrior hurriedly turned his horse's head and looked around. "Jing Liandian! Please contact all Chinese and Vietnamese people, block all Daokou passes, and be sure to find Princess Hu Ji!" "I understand!" Nagao Jinglian rode away without saying a word. Kira Yoshihi suppressed the anger in his chest and ordered: "Zenjiro! Now bring your people to find me! Dig three feet into the ground to find Princess Torahime! If you can't find Princess Torahime, no one can leave!" " "Yes!" Nearly a thousand riders were scattered like stars in this wilderness, and Kira Yoshi also abandoned the guards around him and picked up a torch to search in the wilderness. The dots of flames were like dancing fireflies in the night, extending in all directions. . At the foot of Yashik Mountain, a group of scarred Hime warriors surrounded an exhausted girl in white. They did not wear regular script, nor did they carry extra military rations. Apart from the tachi and bows in their hands, they had nothing to protect themselves. As a means of escape, Ah Xu anxiously pulled the long-tailed tiger princess and said: "Your Highness! Run quickly! We will buy time for you." After going through hardships and dangers all the way to escape, the warrior princesses were already exhausted. They continued to walk, and the horse-riding samurai of the Honjo army still followed up slowly. They relied on their numerical advantage to adopt a staged pursuit tactic. One team galloped while the other teams advanced slowly. When the team in front got tired, they Change to another team and continue the pursuit. Such pursuit is like a pack of wolves hunting, making Long-tailed Tiger Girl both angry and desperate. "Where are you running?" "Minilun Mountain Castle is nearby! As long as Her Royal Highness the Princess gets there, you can call in reinforcements, right? That's a member of the small country's main water palace guarding it!" "It's dark now. Do you think they will open the mountain city to welcome me?" Long-tailed Tiger Princess lamented: "And there are only a hundred or so people in that mountain city including old and young people. This time, I brought a hundred horse-riding warriors. Who else could I do? They won't come to save us." At this moment, Honjo Fancho came out surrounded by torches and said with a smile: "Your Highness, we are really destined! Originally, Fancho thought that I would never have a chance to get you again. At that time, the gods and Buddhas actually sent the princess to me. How lucky I am!" Nagao Torahime's face turned pale with anger, she took a deep breath and yelled: "Chiyo Inomaru! What are you doing! Are you plotting to commit rebellion by openly attacking my Echigo cavalry?" "Humph! It's such a disgrace that I, Shigecho, was trapped in a tree for a whole day without any fault at all. How can I swallow it?" At this point, I changed my subject and said cheerfully: "Of course, if Her Highness the Princess can marry me, this will not be a problem. I don't know what Her Highness the Princess wants. Ah? Hahaha" "My Lord! What are you doing?" My Lord, Sun Wulang, grabbed his arm and urged me, "You are trying to kill me!" "Don't talk nonsense! "What do you want to do? Leave me aside!" Honjo Shimaga pushed his uncle away and yelled: "Listen carefully, I can't kill or maim any of them." I'll capture him!" "Yes! Lord, just watch with confidence!" The horse-riding warrior from the Honzhuang army rushed over with a smile. At this moment, a group of cavalry rushed over from a distance with torches in hand. When they saw the movement in front, they immediately accelerated and rushed over. The leader was Kira Yoshitoki, who had been chasing him all the way. With the help of the intelligence provided by Hattori Chief, he tried his best to touch the When he arrived here, when he saw a group of warriors forming a semicircle surrounding more than twenty cavalry, he immediately shouted: "Follow me and rush over! Don't be reluctant to fight, rescue Hu Ji and leave!" The roaring cavalry alerted the horse warriors of the Honzhuang army. , when they saw that there were only about 20 riders on the other side and relaxed, Honjo Shinchang shouted: "What are you doing standing still? Arrest people quickly. The others will follow me and turn around to fight!" In the dark night, the dim moonlight spread on the ground. , a group of horseback samurai charged at each other with swords and spears. In the dim light, the Kira family's horseback warriors gave up their troublesome big guns and switched to more efficient scimitars. At the moment of close combat, they suddenly put their swords in their hands. The torch was thrown into the formation of the Honzhuang army. Unexpectedly, the Honzhuang army fell into chaos. Taking this opportunity, the Kira family's horsemen quickly drew out their scimitars, and suddenly swung their swords when they were in contact with Honjo's army. The sharp blades with a little cold light easily cut through the defense of T¨maru. With the power of horse power and the force of the swords, With one strike, he cut the mounted warrior in half at the waist. He then tightened his grip on the reins and stepped on the stirrups with his feet to relieve the imbalance at this moment. He then sat upright and drew the sword again. The sword after sword was like flowing water. In just a short moment, the twenty-three knights completed a beautiful round of slashing. At the moment of the battleEighteen members of the Honzhuang army were killed in one scene, and five were wounded. During the subsequent charge, eight more people were cut into two pieces, and 26 people were cut. He only had some minor injuries, and with his excellent defense, he was able to withstand the hasty counterattack of the army. Honjo Shigenaga dodged the chops of two horsemen one after another, and even took the opportunity to stab the arm armor of one of them. He was sure that the samurai's arm must have been injured, but he could only do this. Look, Looking at the people who had suffered heavy losses, Honjo Nobunaga shouted angrily: "You bastard! You stabbed with a spear! Why are you hiding? Why!" "Lord! They broke through! They have to run!" A warrior reminded him. Awakening from anger. "Don't let them run away! Chase after them!" Honjo Shigecho shouted: "I'll charge everyone who can get on the horse! We must not let them escape!" After a round of assault and slashing, Kira Jun's physical strength also dropped to the freezing point. After all, they had been running non-stop all afternoon, and they had chased them so far. At this time, they were already exhausted and unable to turn back to attack. Yamaoka Tokich¨ covered his arms and said: "Master! Please take Princess Tora and leave first." ! I will separate the other Ji warriors and escape!" Kira Yoshi asked worriedly: "Are you okay?" "It's okay, it's just that the arm armor was cut off in half and there was a little flesh wound on the arm. Fortunately, I reacted quickly Don't waste time, please!" "Okay! Hu Ji, follow me!" "Yes!" More than a dozen torches fled in different directions, which made Honjo Nobunaga, who was in hot pursuit, grit his teeth angrily: "Don't be stunned, everyone else should give up and leave it alone! No matter what, we must catch up to Her Royal Highness the Princess!" (To be continued!) . )