Chapter Eighty-Five: The Struggle of the Ten Rivers Depository
From midnight on 14 March, rain suddenly began to fall in various parts of Yuanjiang.
It wasn't drastic, but it didn't stop until the next morning.
Still sparsely dripping down.
At the same time, of course, the temperature plummeted, and the warmth disappeared completely, but it was quite a cold spring. The ground was muddy on all sides, and the marching conditions in the field suddenly became very bad.
Embarrassingly, at this time, a large number of remnants of the Takeda army had not yet withdrawn to Suruga, and the Tokugawa side and its reinforcements had just given the order to "pursue".
Now both sides have to face an annoying, rainy movement war.
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Ten Rivers Depository was confident that he was strong and full of fire, and he only wore thin underwear in the carcass so as not to interfere with his actions. But the rain kept hitting the body, and occasionally a few drops seeped through the gaps and stuck to the body, but it was very unpleasant.
The domestic water flow of the Yuanjiang River is vertical and horizontal, and there are small rivers and streams in three steps and five steps. Washed away by the rain, the shore was full of oily and greasy mud, and I accidentally fell on my head.
After witnessing a samurai on horseback fall into the water, spraining his waist and causing his mount to be lame, the group decided to abandon their horses and walk on foot.
This made Ten Rivers Depository's mood even worse.
Foot by foot, straw sandals and footbags covered in weeds, mud, and unrecognizable swag were a bit devastating both visually and tactilely.
The ranks were unconsciously stretched long, and morale slipped at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Among them, the fastest decline is undoubtedly the general himself.
Shihe Cunbao waited for Asano Nagayoshi to walk into the distance before he spoke hatefully: "I thought there was a thrilling battle to be fought, but who knew that it was just to help people make wedding dresses!" Now it's forcing us to step on this dirt road...... Look how tired you are! ”
Miyoshi Kangchang beside him, due to his advanced age, was already exhausted, panting, using a spear as a crutch, and barely advanced with the support of the two personal soldiers on the left and right. But after hearing this complaint, he quickly straightened his back and stood firmly, and said solemnly: "Don't say this casually, you must know that if the work of 'accompanying the prince to study' spreads, it will be rushed to do!" ”
Hearing this, Shihe Cunbao was silent, and sighed for a long time: "What you said is right, why don't I know?" It's just that I often think of the glory of the Miyoshi clan back then, so that my mind is difficult to understand...... Alas! ”
Miyoshi Kangchang was not surprised by this, and said with a smile: "Miyoshi is not naturally noble. Thinking that His Royal Highness was killed by someone, I waited to protect the young master and fled in a panic, begging people everywhere to take him in, the difficulty at that time was really difficult, and it was the difficulty of not seeing hope. ”
This is what happened when Changqing's father, Yuan Chang, died.
Shihe Depository was young and obviously had never seen it, so he reluctantly nodded in acceptance, but said worriedly: "The struggle of the year finally got the three good prosperity. I don't know if today's efforts will pay off in the future! ”
Yasunaga Miyoshi comforted: "Don't worry too much! I have already heard that the guy from the head of the Changzong and my department back then, in front of the Lieutenant General of the Prime Minister of the Peace, was completely a loyal dog, so he could be awarded a high position later. It's always the right way to go......"
"Okay......" At this point, Ten Rivers Deposit Insurance finally cheered up.
However, at this moment, suddenly there was a commotion ahead, and someone shouted, "Enemy attack!" Enemy attack! ”
The team suddenly wavered slightly.
Ten Rivers Depository subconsciously stood up, drew his sword forward, and said sharply: "I, Ten Rivers Depository, is here!" Fight with me! Don't panic! ”
Takeda Army has to go and return? Specifically looking for me to challenge? Isn't that just a triumph?
Thinking of this, the blood and qi surged up, and the rain and mud were all gone.
The Ten Rivers Depository strode proudly and rushed to the front of the battle in an instant.
When I looked up, I was furious.
I saw that the enemy soldiers were no more than 100 foot soldiers, all of them were covered in blood, but there were many corpses of the soldiers of the Shihe family lying under their feet.
It seems that his side has lost his heart, and he only knows how to confront him with his weapons, and he does not dare to step forward easily.
It is inconvenient to use bows and arrows and iron cannons in the rain, and it is difficult to deploy the gun formation in the mud.
Apparently the Sanuki people lost badly, and the Kai people won a complete victory.
If it weren't for the timely raising of the sword and the coming forward to stabilize morale, maybe the troops of several thousand people would have been disrupted by more than 100 people.
What a disgrace, a disgrace!
Occasionally, some people say that the four countries of the Tieshou Tsuyoshi conquered the four countries, and gradually killed the warriors of Awa and Sanuki who dared to fight, and the rest were all cowards who knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, so they did not dare to have any resistance.
In the past, when Shihe Depository heard it, he couldn't help but get angry, claiming that he wanted to spread rumors.
Now he remembered it himself.
Although there are few people in front of him, there is a sense of solemn killing when he looks at them, and they are all like wolves and tigers. Especially the tallest leader, he gritted his teeth in anger, and emitted an invisible terrifying aura.
On the other hand, the Sanuki people...... It can only be said that it is a little stronger than rabbits and sheep, probably to the extent of cats and dogs.
Ten Rivers Depository had no other ideas, and whether it was a trick to lure the enemy or not, only the idea of "washing away its reputation" was about to shout "follow me".
Suddenly, the tall samurai of the Takeda family shouted, "It's Shikoku people!" Today, I just want to avenge my brother, I killed the person who tied the hand, and I didn't have time to take care of you, so I left! ”
Saying that, the hundred or so people were leaving.
Hearing this, Shihe Depositor changed color, and he was so angry that his mouth and nose were crooked.
These words are simply the greatest insult to the samurai!
Especially a soldier next to him who seemed to be underage, he actually breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "Great."
It's embarrassing.
Shihe Depository didn't look at it, and kicked the underage soldier upside down and flew out, raising his knife and shouting: "Wait! The military strength of my Sanuki Shihe family, is it a place where you can come and go when you want? Leave your life to me! ”
Twenty or thirty steps away, the tall Takeda samurai was about to leave, when he heard this, he turned around, sneered, looked up and down, and said, "It turned out to be the son of ten rivers and one cunning!" Okay, even if you have a bit of ambition, then remember, the one who took your life today, Kai Tsuchiya Shoji is also! ”
As soon as the words landed, he held a cross-striped gun and pounced like a lion.
His feet were also in the mud, but for some reason, he was still extremely athletic, faster than a normal person on flat ground.
Tsuchiya Shoji is the famous warrior who is most enthusiastic about "one horse" and "one-horse charge" among the "Takeda Twenty-four Generals"? His younger brother, Tsuchiya Masatsune, was killed two years ago by a salvo fired by the iron cannon of the Heite family......
When Ten Rivers remembered this person's reputation, he felt not fear, but excitement.
With the titles of "Ghost Ten Rivers" and "Ghost One Survival", Daddy crisscrosses Shikoku,, and Kansai, and his reputation is known all over the world. I have passed the weak crown, but I have always had no outstanding achievements, and today it is time to throw away the hat of "Tiger Father and Dog"!
"Death to the traitor!"
Shouting loudly, Shihe Depositor also clenched his gun with both hands to meet him.
Under the shadow of the sword, the two blades intersect!
Then there was a bang, and Shihe Depositor's hands were out of strength, unable to hold the handle, and his body could not bear the weight and retreated weightlessly.
The tall and mighty Tsuchiya Shoji overwhelmed his opponent with frontal brute force, and then took advantage of the victory to pursue, with a slight flick of his wrist, and with the momentum of the charge, the tip of the spear went straight to the chest and abdomen of the enemy general, aiming at the interval between the carcass and the Kusamaru!
The piercing sound of gold and stone staggering, and the sound of the wooden pole breaking, was that the tip of the gun was inaccurate, and it happened to be the thickest part of the armor, which failed to penetrate, but broke the handle!
The strength rebounded back, and Tsuchiya Shoji was unexpected, and he couldn't help but stumble a few steps.
However, the Ten Rivers Depository was immediately knocked into the air, fell upside down, and fell heavily on the muddy ground, making a dull and thick sound. For a while, it seemed that he had no ability to get up.
"Tsuchiya Shoji! I'm Kisuke Mitani to get your head! ”
At this moment, the retainers who were called by the Ten Rivers Deposit Insurance arrived to arrive.
After all, Sanuki and Awa's warriors are not completely dead.
He came with a spear and stabbed at the enemy general who had only a broken handle in his hand.
Tsuchiya Shoji fixed his eyes on it, and he didn't mess up at all, while smiling, "I'm here to die again!" He waved the severed handle as a throwing weapon and threw it at the enemy on the other side.
Kisuke Mitani saw a long black object flying towards his face, and subconsciously closed his eyes, slowing down his movements.
The broken handle slammed into the helmet with a muffled sound.
At this moment, Tsuchiya Shoji saw clearly, stretched out his left hand, firmly grasped the tip of the spear that was stabbed, pulled it to the side and back, and then bullied forward, and pulled out the flank around his waist with his right hand in a backhand position, using the strange posture of the "Iai Technique".
With a flash of the sword, the face armor worn by Kisuke Mitani was cut in two, and the narrow and terrifying wound on his face was immediately cut diagonally, and he screamed "ah" and fell to the pool of blood without moving.
Takeda and the people on both sides of the Ten Rivers were killed in one place,