Chapter 22: The Battle of Ruojiang City (I)

Hanoi Wakajiang Castle was built in the Northern and Southern Dynasties era, and the first lord of the castle was the sixth ruler of the shogunate, Hatakeyama Kikoku, with a history of about 180 years. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 At first, this castle was the residence of the famous Hatakeyama family, and later the guardian of the Yusaka family to govern the country of Kawachi, and it was once a rare strong city in the vicinity, but it was not optimistic about feng shui when it was selected, and it was repeatedly attacked by floods after it was built, and it was wiped out in a major earthquake, and it was attacked a lot in the long-term war, and the city defense situation is not optimistic.

The city was originally a flat city, facing the river to the east and north, and had a natural barrier, but the west and south sides were not safe. In addition, the latest lord of the castle, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, although he is called the lord of the northern half of Hanoi, has no foundation, and he can't afford to renovate the building, but simply repairs the palace and the outermost city wall of Honmaru.

After the vicissitudes of life, this small city ushered in the arrival of big people. Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki,In order to preside over the marriage of the younger sister and the lord of the city here, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu,

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"Kill! Fight the enemy! Fight the enemy! ”

With the customary three chantings, the samurai and ashigaru of the Iwanari clan rushed forward with the Lord like arrows from the string. More than 100 large and small flags, 1,500 people with armor, gathered into a variegated torrent and broke the embankment.

There were no archers or iron artillerymen in the ranks, and there were not many spearmen with long handles, but there was a high proportion of knights. Instead of scattering and dismounting to fight, as usual, the samurai on horseback gathered together to form a group charge. He was followed by elite infantry men in leather armor and iron helmets, and in their hands were almost all short spears and swords, all of which were hand-to-hand combat equipment.

The vanguard did not attack recklessly, nor was it an accidental coincidence, but a deliberate arrangement by Iwanari Yutong, with light weapons, quick action, and as close as possible to fight the enemy in close quarters, and to oppress the enemy's morale with blood and bravery.

The Owari soldiers are known as the "good life" of the weak soldiers in the world, and the people of the shogunate are all flatterers, and Matsunaga Shu and Miyoshi Yoshiji are in the hands of these people, and there are no elite soldiers. These goods can still come out to wave their flags and shout when the wind is smooth, and once they meet the real tiger and wolf army, they may collapse immediately.

- This is the conclusion that Iwanari Tomotsu came to after carefully considering the experience of fighting the Oda family. Although he had not studied military science at all, he had 30 years of battlefield experience, and had seen the military situation in, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Western Province.

In addition, there is also a purpose of not seeing people, in case of falling into a trap or the battle is unfavorable, it will be more convenient to withdraw or escape, at least those elite samurai on horseback can turn back as soon as possible, leave the battlefield, and the most valuable combat power will not be lost.

At this time, it was dawn, the sky was not yet dawn, and the people with normal schedules and rest were still asleep, and the patrol soldiers on duty and vigil were also in the most tired and sleepy moment, and they might even have been lazy to go back to sleep.

"The enemy is defenseless, and he can win in one battle! First standby, on! ”

Iwanari Youtong took the lead, rushed to the position of four or five hundred steps in front of the city gate, and then stationed his horse in place, waving his sword and commanding the left and right to swing forward. More than 500 people were ordered to come out, and each of them went to kill the town under the leadership of Fantou.

As a good old minister, he is naturally familiar with the geography of Hanoi, and deliberately calculates the rhythm of the march to achieve a surprise attack at dawn.

The first thing that comes to mind is two wide avenues that intersect, one of which is the "Hanoi Street", the main road of Hanoi, and the other is the "Thirteen Streets" that lead to Nara. Centered at the intersection of the two roads, it is surrounded by a large area of dilapidated old houses, and there are many ruins standing in the middle.

This is the castle town on the southwest side of Wakae Castle, and it was one of the most important commercial centers in with dozens of commercial houses at the time of its prosperity. However, the situation in Hanoi has been unstable recently, and the Jia people have already run away, and now only this pile of displays remains. Among them, a few houses that can still provide shelter from the wind are used as temporary houses for low-ranking samurai.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ……”

The sentry on the lookout at the corner of the castle shouted loudly, and there was a little noise in the town. However, at this time, the soldiers of the Iwacheng family had already killed the enemy like wolves into the flock.

Some people poked their heads out of the house and were cut in two by a katana, some people were still carrying clothes in their hands, and their short guns pierced their chests, and some people were still in their sleep and were sent to the western sky.

"Ichiban gun is my Miyake Kubei!"

"I took the first head!"

"Haha, I'm lucky, I'm Shiokawa Shinzaemon to win the enemy Ashigaru General!"

"This is Lao Tzu's fourth head!"

For a moment, blood rushed to the sky, screams were everywhere, not so much a battle as a slaughter!

The opponent is weak and can be bullied, as if it has aroused the ferocity of the Miyoshi Army, and the aggressor who has risen up seems to have forgotten the previous arrangement and is fully immersed in the killing. From time to time there was a sinister laugh in the streets and alleys, and a general of the ashigaru did not avoid the blood, and cut off the head he had just taken, and tied it around his waist, and everywhere he went, there were long black blood stains, and the rest laughed when they saw it, and they followed suit, and paved the street under their feet with a new layer of human paint.

Although these three good Yoshitsugu have no real power, after all, there is a name of the three good family governors, and there are really many people who are willing to come to work for him, and the scope of the town is too large, so it can't be hunted for a while.

"Your Highness, there have been seventy-eight heads so far, of which ......"

Jun Mufu reported the results to the main general Iwasari Youtong, but the latter just frowned and looked ahead, as if he had not heard of it.

"It's disgusting that your strength and physical strength are wasted in this place!" Iwacheng Youtong scolded secretly, but he was helpless, if the main characters of the other party escaped in the small soldiers, then this battle would be meaningless. Then he ordered: "The second reserve will follow, and take the city directly!" Pass my command, only punish the evil, and those who descend will not die! ”

The secondary striker, who had long been unable to hold back, roared out and rushed straight towards the defenseless big hand gate of Ruojiang City. At this time, only a few weak arrows could be released in the city, but they could not stop it at all.

In a few moments, there were two muffled sounds, four fires, and the rotten fence on the left side of the gate was reduced to ashes, and along this loophole, the door was blasted open with a huge wound.

"Kill!"

The Miyoshi army rushed into the city in a group along the blasted opening. Under the dense formation, some people were constantly being shot by bows and arrows and iron cannons, but the rest were not afraid and did not slow down in the slightest.

Not to mention the massacre outside the city, the soldiers guarding the city also seem to be in chaos.

"I think it's better to give up the outer city and retreat to Honmaru!"

"Core, go back if you're afraid of death!"

"Look at how I kill the people of the Miyoshi family!"

"Bastard, I'm the general Ikeda Tango, listen to my orders......"

"I've never seen you, the devil knows if it's true?"

The shogunate relied on the Oda family to return to Kyoto, and it had no strength in itself, from Ashikaga Yoshiaki to Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, and his subordinates were just small wealthy clans and werewolves recruited by reputation, and once they faced a crisis, they reflected the essence of the rabble.

The outer city was about to fall, and it was less than two quarters of an hour before the Miyoshi Army launched an attack.

At this time, Iwanari Yutong's subordinate envoys and banner groups began to shout loudly outside the city:

"Only the first evil will be punished, and those who descend will not die!"

The defenders faltered. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )