"Chapter 112: Preparation for the Destruction of the City"
If you're at all times, anywhere, and all you leave to people in your life are beautiful things—flowers, thoughts, and very good memories of you—your life will be easy and enjoyable. That's when you feel that all people need you, and that feeling makes you a person with a rich heart. You know, it's always better to give than to take.
- Gorky (proletarian writer of the former Soviet Union, founder of socialist realist literature)
On the evening of the fourth day of the siege of Hasedo Castle, Anton Ietada sent men to summon Kunohe Yasuma and Valk to his military camp, and at the same time, the 24,000 spearmen of the Second Banner Regiment were ready to fight at any time under the orders of Anton Ietada.
When he walked into the army camp, he found that the atmosphere was unusual, and when he saw Anton Iezhong standing in the military tent in military uniform, he took the initiative to greet him and asked with a eager face: "General, are you planning to launch an attack on Hasedo Castle tonight?"
"Tonight, the supreme army in the city will open the south gate and let our army into the city. As the battle was about to break out, Anton Ietada did not continue to hide the truth from Kunohe Yasuma and Valk, but told them the actual situation.
"Mogami Jun let our army enter the city?!" Kunohe Yasuma, who was slightly shocked, knew that this matter was not his own identity and could ask too much, so he turned to ask: "General, can Mogami Jun rescue their families from the Uesugi army?"
"It's really unlikely that Mogami will want to save their families on their own. Andong Ietada could understand Kunohe's sincere concern, and he explained to the other party, "But with the cooperation of the samurai of the Rokuda clan and the ninjas of our clan, the success rate is still very high. ”
Kunohe Yasuma still has some understanding of the vast power of the Yanhuang Ninja Army, after all, the other party is composed of a large number of ninjas who are proficient in the art of assassination, but it is the Rokuta family mentioned by Anton Jiazhong that makes him fall into deep thought.
Seeing that Kunohe Yasuma showed a thoughtful look, and the Anton family, who was thinking about tonight's deployment, didn't bother him, and after a while, Kunohe Yasuma suddenly exclaimed: "This Liutian family, but the Liutian family of the Eight Shields family who followed the Mogami family back then?"
"General Kudo also knows about the Rokuta family?" said Kudo Yasuko, causing a smile to appear on Ando Ietada's face.
"The general is joking, the famous Eight Shields Family, that is a model for all imperial warriors!" Speaking of this, Jiuhe Yasuma changed color and said: "General, you just said that the Liutian family, one of the Eight Shields Family, will cooperate with the Mogami Army to open the city gate?!"
"General Jiuhu, aren't you curious about the disappearance of the Eight Shield Family for nearly two hundred years?"
Kunohe Yasuma, whose face changed again, seemed to have thought of something, but he was not sure: "General, you mean ......?"
"As you think. Anton Ietada told Kunohe Yasuma what he knew, and said, "According to the current governor of the Rokuta family, Rokuda Yusei, the reason why the Hachidun family disappeared overnight was because the Mogami family artificially created a massacre. ”
"How is this possible?!" Kuchinohe Yasuma, whose faith in his heart collapsed instantly, said incredulously: "What about the Enzawa family of Enzawa City, the Tiantong family of Tiantong City, and the Sakagaoka family of Yuzawa City? Aren't they also members of the Eight Shields family?"
"Isn't this something that is easy to explain?" Anton Jiazhong, who frowned because of the gaffe of Jiuhe Yasu, wrote lightly: "The strength of the Mogami family back then was based on the followers of the Eight Shields family, if the Mogami family tried their best to do something against the Eight Shields family, not to mention whether they have the strength to destroy the Eight Shields family at the same time, once the Eight Shields family is all destroyed, then the Mogami family is still the Mogami family?"
"Divide the Eight Shields Family, win over some and eliminate the part, is this the return of the Mogami family to the Eight Shields Family?" Kuchinohe Yasuma, who was bitter and unbearable in his heart, discovered for the first time that what he had always believed in was that there were countless ugliness and conspiracies hidden behind it.
"Instead of believing in some illusory things, it is better to be the governor of the family as your faith, at least it is impossible for our lord to do such a thing as unloading the mill and killing the donkey. Anton Jiazhong, who didn't plan to say anything, just nodded lightly.
"General, what time do we need to act at night?" asked Valk, who was not interested in the Eight Shields family.
"According to the agreement between me and Mogami Army, the time of operation tonight is midnight, and at that time, except for a small number of troops left to defend the eastern, western, and northern gates to prevent the Uesugi army from abandoning the city and fleeing, all other armies will participate in tonight's city breaking operation. ”
"General, I think that although the key to the success or failure of tonight's operation is still in the city, the defense of Sanmen must not be relaxed. Kunohe Yasuma, who had regained his composure, suggested: "At least one soldier of the wing must be left to ensure that the three-door defense line is not lost." ”
"Yes. "Anton Jiazhong said: "All the iron artillery gunners of the three defense lines will stay on the spot to defend, and then leave a Lucy Wing on each side of the city gate to protect and assist the iron gunners to strengthen the defense; General Valk, do you have any opinions?"
"This ......" Seeing that the legions under his command were scattered this time compared to the last time, Valker, who was already faintly dissatisfied in his heart, said with a sad face: "General, if the troops are divided like this, there will only be two wings of soldiers left under my command." ”
"General Valker, once the midnight siege begins, General Kunohe will be responsible for leading the Standing Army of Kunohe to take control of the southern wall of Hasedo Castle, and your mission is to personally lead the four wings of the 3rd Lucy Army to storm the Uesugi Army's military camp. ”
"Obey the general's orders!" As soon as he heard that his task was so important, the belligerent Valk's blood immediately boiled.
"General Kunohe, the task of controlling the southern city wall is entrusted to your Standing Army of Kuho to complete independently, are you sure?"
"The city is in the people, the people are dead, the city is lost!" the military order of the nine households Yasumin was so impassioned.
"Okay!" the two generals under his command had already made a promise, and Anton Iezhong issued a military order on the spot: "Don't act immediately after you go back so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Uesugi army, and when there are still two hours before midnight, your two armies will set off for the south gate at the same time." ”
"Hey!"
Just when the Yanhuang Army outside the city was in full swing to prepare for war, the three people in the city, Shimura Mitsuyasu, Rokuta Yusei, and Muto Tachiho also gathered in a secret room in the Rokuta family mansion;
The joint operation of the Mogami Army, the Yanhuang Ninja Army, and the Rokuta Family requires a person who everyone trusts to act as a coordinator, and Shimura Mitsuyasu, who has close ties with all three parties, is undoubtedly the best choice, but in fact, it is the commander of the Yanhuang Ninja Army who leads the entire operation.