Chapter 25: The Fierce Battle of Settsu (2)
Although he didn't understand this order, Hirate Hideyi had full confidence in the wisdom of his superiors, and without saying a word, he turned over and ran out cleanly, found his retainers, and instructed Ichiyanagi Naosue and Keer Caizo to call his subordinates, and instructed Masuda Nagamori to go to Kawada Nagajin to receive a bunch of torches and lanterns to light the way and prepare to set off.
Yamauchi Kazutoyo and Konishi Yukinaga brought two hundred guards to join him in one place, and Ji Yin, a tie, went to inform Baixiang Jiajia and Honda Masashige to follow behind and attack. Together with Akechi Mitsuhide, who volunteered to join the army, and Ise Sadako, who was persuaded by Akechi Mitsuhide, there were about 1,500 people in total, most of whom were the elite of the Hirate family.
This time there was a lot of noise, chickens and dogs jumped, and people and horses were noisy, which can be imagined.
Heishou knew in his heart that this nephew had always been impetuous, and he didn't expect him to be able to prohibit Qiu from committing no crime. Sending him out this time is to look lively.
It's the first half of the night, it's not long after dark, and the bald moon in the sky is almost full, but I can barely see the road clearly. But Fanxiu specially instructed that 1,500 people should be specially assigned 200 to be responsible for lighting. In this way, all kinds of flags are displayed, accompanied by the flickering of firelight, which is dizzying. At a glance, I only knew that it was the troops of the Tie Family, but I couldn't identify the size of the number at all.
After walking for half an hour, the military appearance was still chaotic and noisy, walking on the empty plain at night, it was simply no longer conspicuous. Although Hisho Xiuyi is bohemian, he is not stupid, he always feels wrong when he looks around on a horse, and after thinking about it a few times, he recalls that before departure, he explained that "this time the armor can be fancy, and there is no need to be restrained", and he gradually realized.
It seems that sending these people to support the front line and respond to Takigawa and Ikeda-sama is afraid that it will be mainly based on the threat of suspicious soldiers, supplemented by real sword combat.
Or is it simply deliberately used as a target to attract enemy soldiers? Even then, there's nothing to be afraid of. The dignified "Owari Oni Boy"βnow "Oni Keiji"βhas never been worried about too few enemies and will not be happy to kill, when did you worry about too many enemies?
As for why this was done, what kind of conspiracy and tricks the enemy had, and how his own generals saw through and how to deal with them - these questions didn't bother to think about for the time being. It's okay to use your brain, just have that uncle who is a wise general, and you can be responsible for doing some dirty work with knives and guns, which is also in line with what his old man said, "play up your strengths and avoid your weaknesses"!
In the past, I was always reprimanded and dissuaded and said, "For the sake of the general, you must not be blindly brave, let alone too conspicuous, you must know that the enemy's arrows and iron cannons have no eyes" and so on, I always feel that I can't have fun holding my breath.
As soon as he thought of this, Hisho Xiuyi hurriedly summoned his fox friends and dog friends such as Yiliu Zhisue and Keer Caizang on the left and right, and said solemnly: "This time, my uncle has already instructed us to make a big show and give a profound impact on the Sanhao Remnant Party. So, when we encounter the enemy, let's not wait for the back of Ashigaru, just ride a horse and go straight to the front - by the way, we have to think of a loud nickname, that's enough fun! β
"Why?" Ichiyanagi Naosue was puzzled: "Anyway, I've been called 'bear' since I was a child, isn't the bear loud enough?" Even if it's Keiji, you can't beat a bear with your bare hands! β
"You guys are really ......" Hisho Xiuyi was swept away, smacking his lips with disgust, full of hatred for iron and steel.
It is said that Yiliu Zhimo was born with five big and three thick, thick hair, wearing black clothes and black armor, and holding a big naginata knife with a black handle.
But it does sound like it doesn't carry much weight.
"Why don't you call it 'Black Blade Bear'? You're always wearing black anyway. Ke'er hid a sentence.
"Okay......" Ichiyanagi Naomo looked indispensable, "I'll play with you!" β
But Tie Xiuyi immediately agreed: "That's it, it's called 'Black Knife Bear'!" At least it's better than a bear word! β
"Hehe, what I proposed is okay......" Ke'er Caizang was very proud, "As for my own nickname, I have already thought of it!" It's called 'Bamboo Skewer Collection'! β
"What do you mean?" Hisho Xiuyi frowned puzzled, "Is it like a bamboo stick to describe marksmanship?" That's not a good analogy......"
"Where do you want to go...... Ke'er glanced at it with disdain, feeling that the other party really doesn't know the goods, "Didn't you find it, in the past two years, I have started to use bamboo sticks to calculate the first level of the harvest!" β
"Oh, no wonder you sometimes see you with a bamboo stick in your mouth......"
"That's right. However, there is a deeper meaning to this matter......"
"Okay, okay, I know you're hiding it with a bamboo stick." Hirate Xiuyi interrupted him impatiently, "What kind of nickname do I want to take?" I used to like ghost boys, but now my age is not suitable...... There are also people who call it Ghost Keiji, it's too bad street......"
Several people are good at riding, and they can easily control the war horse while chatting, and Hisho Xiuyi still has a lot of energy to conceive his nickname.
But he couldn't come up with a satisfactory idea, and there were already uninvited guests ahead.
"Hide-yi-sama! There was a fierce battle ahead, and it seemed that Ikeda-sama's troops were in a bitter battle......"
A scout from the Tie family rushed back from the front to report.
But in fact, he didn't need to say it at all.
As soon as the words landed, from the direction of the scout's return, a low-ranking samurai in disheveled armor could be seen staggering and fleeing with a crooked body, and then fell to the ground with one foot in the air.
Then, the rout began to appear in the field of vision, and Ikeda's family crest was faintly visible on his body. Some were wounded, but there were also cases where the entire squad ran back unscathed.
Theoretically, these soldiers should all be the elite selected by the Oda family, so even if the battle is unfavorable, they won't escape from the battle, right?
Especially the team of more than ten people, there is not even a trace of a battle on his body. The leader of the team who took the lead was slightly stunned when he saw the military momentum of the Hite, but his footsteps did not stop.
Pingshou Xiuyi couldn't stand it, and yelled, "Stop!" Zema stopped in front of the squad leader and scolded with a grim face: "The friendly army is fighting hard, and you are running away without even seeing blood?" β
The squad leader was caught off guard, trembling by his roar, and almost lost his footing. When he saw that there was no team in front of him, he breathed a sigh of relief and replied fearlessly: "Your Excellency, you don't know, I have been ordered to ignore the enemy in front of me and return to my own camp as soon as possible!" Before I give new instructions, I have to do what I planned! β
"Okay......" bites the words, it is indeed wrong, and the tie Xiuyi is helpless. At this time, he finally understood what happened, the enemy's main general, Miyoshi Nagaitsu, really played a good role in the use of troops, pretending to raid the main camp, but in fact let the main force attack the Ikeda Department who had returned to the reinforcements, which made the Oda army suffer a big loss.
However, this little trick may not be able to turn the situation aroundβif nothing else, there is not a single member of the Takigawa family in the rout, and it is presumably that Takigawa Kazuki, who was the vanguard with Ikeda, did not fall for it.
What's more, there is also a rare wise general who can see through the conspiracy while sitting in the curtain more than ten miles away.
Thinking of this, Hiraite Hideyi only felt that this was a good opportunity to make a contribution, so he didn't care about the squad leader who was good at making excuses, but shouted behind him: "The master of Hira's hand expected that the enemy would raid Ikedabe, so let us come over in advance, it happened to be Huang Que behind!" β
You don't need to be too clear about the minions, just just the right amount of morale.
Although Xiuyi is not known for strategy, he seems to have no knowledge of military formations.
"Oooh! Oh! β
With his mobilization, the soldiers were also very cooperative in responding with a high voice.
Then the crowd quickened their speed and charged forward, and after only a few moments, they could see by the moonlight and torches that there was a chaotic battle ahead.
Of course, it is difficult to see the specific situation, and through speculation and brain supplementation, it seems that several teams of Miyoshi Nagayi surrounded Ikeda Hengxing and beat him, but no one dares to judge whether this is the case or not.
"Brother Qingci, give the order quickly!" When Naosue Ichiyanagi was emotional, his voice was a little rougher and hoarse than usual.
"Hey, what's going on? Where to rush? "Ke'er is still hiding as usual, completely impolite.
Hisho Xiuyi looked left and right for a while, and found that the enemy didn't seem to notice him for the time being, and no one stepped forward to engage in the battle, so he carried a big gun and pointed to the densest place of the light source: "What's the meaning of eating small shrimp?" The big fish must be there! β
Immediately, without waiting for his subordinates to respond, he rode his horse and charged, leaving only "Owari Ghost Boy Heite Keijiro Hideyi participated, who dares to fight!" The scene of the words.
It seems that he can't think of a new nickname, so he can only make do with the ghost boy.
Ke'er Caizang immediately followed: "The first gunner in Minong, the bamboo stick is hidden here!" The traitor is not yet punished! β
"I'm the Black Wind...... Not to the black robe...... It still doesn't seem right......" Ichiyanagi Naomo also planned to follow suit, but when the words came to his lips, he forgot what the nickname he had just taken was for a while, and he was really uncomfortable after holding it twice, and shouted angrily: "I'm a bear!" Whoever of you dares to fight the bears is on it! β