"Okay, let's prepare separately. Yuanzhong, let's see me off."

After the two left, Tokugawa Ieyasu lowered his head and walked slowly around the bed. This matter was really strange...

The hostage exchange began soon.

The hostages on both sides came to the bank of Hirose River under the escort of more than 2,000 people. Yama Prefecture Masake had already entered the Ouphito family. If Takeda Shingen plays a conspiracy, Takeda's main force will come to attack immediately. In case of precautions, Tokugawa Ieyasu secretly arranged some people in the territory to distribute them around to prevent the enemy from raiding.

But shortly after the hostage exchange, Tokugawa Ieyasu received a report that a sedan chair set out from Takeda Shingen's original formation and rushed towards Nagashino Castle. Soon, a more accurate report came: there were three sedan chairs. But they did not enter Nagashino Castle, but headed towards the Fenglai Temple in the north...

If Takeda Shingen sat in the sedan chair, wasn’t it obvious that he retreated? Why did he retreat?

"Don't take it lightly." Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered everyone under his command. The Takeda army might have pretended to retreat and deceived Tokugawa Ieyasu back to Okazaki Castle. They turned their spearheads and attacked. As Tokugawa Ieyasu expected, Yama Prefecture Masake, who was staying in the Ouphian family, seemed to be busy preparing for the attack.

The second day after the hostage exchange.

"I have a secret to report to the adults." Matsuhira, who was trapped in the Ouphira family, and Torii Mizaemon, the subordinate of Ichiro Tadashi, came to visit Torii Mototaki of the same clan.

"Sanzuo, do you want to talk to your lord about defending the city?"

"You can't tell anyone except adults."

"Can't you tell me?"

"Yes. Please go and inform the Lord of the secret."

"It's mysterious. Well, I'll report it to you."

Tokugawa Ieyasu also slept in the military uniform, so his whole body was often itchy. He was soaking in hot water at this moment, wiping his back while asking his servants to look for lice in his clothes.

"The three leftists of the Aoping family must meet the lord alone."

Motochi crossed the servant's shoulder, saw Tokugawa Ieyasu's dirty underwear, and said loudly.

"Let him wait." Tokugawa Ieyasu's voice came from behind the door panel, "I'm rubbing my back."

"Sanzuo refused to even tell me, I must see you."

"You can't even say it?" Tokugawa Ieyasu said in surprise, "San Left Come in."

Misaemon came to the door panel carefully.

"What the hell is there for you?"

"This..." Mizaemon's gaze moved away from Tokugawa Ieyasu's body, and said, "There are rumors that Takeda Shingen, the general of the Takeda family, was shot and killed in the formation."

"What?" Tokugawa Ieyasu cried out.

Takeda Shingen almost threw Tokugawa Ieyasu's life into darkness. Tokugawa Ieyasu has experienced all the ups and downs of so many years. When he finally came to light, he encountered the biggest obstacle - this huge stumbling block, actually died in the formation. This rumor is simply about to fall off his eyes!

"Three left!" Tokugawa Ieyasu was naked, his eyes widened and raised his voice, "Where did you hear this rumor? Say!"

"Yes. Because it is important, the little talent decided to tell only one adult."

"Tashi Shingen Takeda, who is good at conspiracy, probably wants to use this to deceive our army, or to lure Oda into taking the bait. In short, he has ulterior motives. But since you come to tell me this news, there is always a reason. Tell me where the rumors come from."

"Yes..." Mizaemon took his eyes away from Tokugawa Ieyasu's body again. "While the villain was trapped at the Opi family, he kept thinking hard whether there was a way to hit Takeda Shingen."

"oh."

"Although the Jiafei army is powerful, it is just because of Takeda Shingen. If you kill him, it will be like breaking Jiafei's pillar..."

"It's so long-winded! There's no need to talk about these shit! I'm asking you where the rumors come from."

"Oh, forgive me. This is exactly what Sanzuo said. When he was trapped in the Ouphito family, the villain learned that there was a flute playing master in the city. He was born in the Ise Yamada family and Matsuyoshi Namura."

"That flute master - if you have a good time, please let it go!"

"Please listen to the villain patiently. The flute master plays the flute every night after the battle. Both sides can be immersed in the sound of the flute. Sanzuo noticed this. When the villain heard that Shingen-kun liked playing the flute, he lured Yoshio to a position where he could hear the sound of the flute, so he let him play the flute there every night."

"Interesting, interesting."

"The so-called people have something to do, I believe Shingen Guild is fascinated by the listener. Where will he listen to the flute?... That is the question that villains are concerned about. The day before Takeda Shingen's sedan chair went to Fenglai Temple, a bamboo pole with paper tied into the mound behind Takeda's main formation was inserted—"

Tokugawa Ieyasu forgets to wear clothes and stares at Sanzuo.

"The bamboo pole immediately attracted the attention of the villain. I believe that it was the location where Takeda Shingen listened to the flute. So I used the cover of the pine branches to point the iron cannon at that place."

“…”

"Fangxiu is also a witness to this matter. That night, the villain asked him to play the flute as usual. Just when his flute sound was so amazing, I fired."

“…”

"Next, I found that there was chaos in Takeda formation, and there were sounds of running and shouting. The next day, Takeda Shingen's sedan headed towards Fenglai Temple."

Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had been listening to all this silently, suddenly shouted: "Barewell, stop talking!"

Torii Sanzaemon suddenly remained silent in horror.

"In this way, it's not a rumor at all. It's your proud work?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu shouted angrily, "Get clothes quickly. I almost got cold because of this boring topic. Sanzuo, you always fall in love with others' fools. Didn't you realize that the bamboo pole is just an enemy's trick?"

Misaemon looked confused. He looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu wearing the clothes sent by his servants and was silent. "You are such a fool, Misae. You finally made a trap, but the other party took advantage of it... Okay, I Tokugawa Ieyasu will tell you. You all retreat."

After putting on the battle uniform, Tokugawa Ieyasu rudely repelled the servants, "Come here, Sanzu. There are no outsiders here. Is the sedan chair really heading towards Fenglai Temple? You should know their movements, so let's talk about it in detail."

When Mizaemon heard this, he was stunned and quickly understood Tokugawa Ieyasu's intentions.

"Yes, yes. The villain has been paying attention to them." He leaned over, "After I fired the gun, the other party immediately fell into noise and chaos. Then, he heard the warriors riding horses running wildly in the formation, with more and more people."

"Oh. After dawn, they will exchange hostages..."

"No, after dawn, Sanro Bingwei of Yama Prefecture rushed into the city angrily."

"I understand. What you see is different from what I see. So, what do you do next?"

"The villain didn't think that shot would kill Takeda Shingen's life, but he must have been injured."

"Don't make a rude judgment. Where did you get the rumor of his death in the formation?"

"When the team from Shan County entered the city, the people who transported food and grass said."

"Tell me the people's original words."

"Yes... the man went into the formation with the chicken rice dedicated to Takeda Shingen. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise, and he was scared..."

"Wait, Sanzu! I heard that Takeda Shingen has been insisting on eating vegetarian food for more than ten years since he was meditating. Why did he eat chicken? Have you asked about this?"

"I asked. Takeda Shingen had a chest disease, which was also the reason why he summoned the doctors around him when he went on a war. The doctor advised Takeda Shingen not to eat vegetarian food during his military service, but to use fish and other food as medicine bait."

"Oh." Tokugawa Ieyasu held his shoulders with both hands, "What's next?"

"He said, in the midst of chaos, he did hear someone shouting that the lord was hit...because of iron cannons...The two guards lifted the motionless Shingen Takeda, and then the two doctors were hurriedly transferred into the military tent. Shingen Takeda seemed to be dead."

After Mizaemon finished speaking in one breath, Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes shone and fell into deep thought. What Mizaemon said was not impossible, but how dare he believe it easily. Just as there are victory or defeat in the battle, and life and death, just when Tokugawa Ieyasu was desperate about his fate, his opponent Takeda Shingen suddenly fell down... Is this really accidental?

"Three Lefts." Tokugawa Ieyasu cried out and fell into silence again. An irresistible excitement stimulated his limbs, and his voice was distorted. If this is the fact, based on etiquette, he should bow his head to pay tribute... The haze gradually dissipates, and the blue clear sky can be seen. If you take it lightly at this time, then it is possible that dark clouds will be covered in a blink of an eye, and even heavy rain will be pouring down. Don't be impatient! Don't be impatient!

"Sir." Seeing Tokugawa Ieyasu silent, Mizaemon said carefully, "Even if Shingeng Gong is really dead, the villain thinks that Takeda will block the news..."

"rational."

"If that's true, what news will Takeda spread among the people?"

"They will definitely say that they will rest in Fenglai Temple for a while."

"Then, the villain went to Fenglai Temple to find out what happened."

Tokugawa Ieyasu shook his head. He didn't object, but just felt that even if he went to Fenglai Temple, he would not be able to find out the truth. Even if Takeda Shingen, who always had a samurai, died, he would definitely let a substitute lie on the hospital bed and let Yubi imitate his handwriting. Tokugawa Ieyasu thought of this and stood up.

"Listen, don't mention this to anyone."

"clear."

"You go back immediately, and be careful to find out what news Takeda will spread."

"yes."

After Misaemon went out, Tokugawa Ieyasu stared at the void and couldn't help laughing...
Chapter completed!