Miyoshi Yixing was leading the department at this moment, rushing out of the camp with torches, and chasing after the Yuqiu army. At the same time, he also sent someone to inform Yataku Fuyasu that it seemed that Yu Qiupei wanted to retreat after sacking Sakai Town, and that he had already attacked, asking Ataka Fuyasu to support him immediately.

However, marching at night was dangerous after all, and he was not familiar with the terrain here, seeing that Yuqiu's army had all rushed into Sakai Town, he still couldn't catch up. Just when Miyoshi Yoshikoshi was anxious, a messenger who did not carry a torch suddenly rushed towards him in the dark night, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Is it the troops of the Miyoshi Young Master!" ”

"Who?" The surrounding guards immediately controlled the man with great vigilance, but the man did not resist, and stopped very obediently, allowing the guards to search him. After ensuring safety, the guards pressed it over.

"Your Highness, the little one is the subordinate of Boss Imai, and I am here to beg the young master of Miyoshi to save our Sakai Town!" As soon as the messenger came to Miyoshi Yixing's side, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed a few times to Miyoshi Yixing, "That rainy autumn red leaves are not people!" Treacherously attacked us businessmen suddenly! Many people have been arrested, all the goods and money have been looted, and now the Yuqiu army is robbing the treasury! Please see the relationship between the Miyoshi family and our Sakai-machi merchants in the past, and come and save us! ”

"Are you embarrassed to say that the rain and autumn red leaves are treacherous? What about you businessmen yourselves? Seeing this, a guard beside Miyoshi Yixing scolded sharply, "Shameless, who are you who betrayed the Miyoshi family and switched to the Yuqiu family back then?" I'm embarrassed to come to the rescue now! ”

"We Sakai merchants deserve to die! It's not a pity to kill with a thousand cuts! Before, we were blind, and we believed in the rain and autumn red leaves, and now we understand that the three good families are the main ones! Boss Imai knew that he was guilty, so he sent a little one to risk death to inform His Highness and the Miyoshi family! If you let the rain and autumn red leaves rob the treasury of Sakai Town, as well as so much money, grain and goods, wouldn't it be more trouble for the Miyoshi family? The subordinate said like a cannon, while constantly kowtowing on the ground, "The people of the Yuqiu family are loading the treasury and money and grain goods in Sakai Town and moving them away, if Your Highness is willing to lend a hand, the little one will take Your Highness to stop them!" After the matter is completed, all the goods, money and food taken away by the Yuqiu family's rebellious army will be dedicated to the Miyoshi family as an apology, and the boss Imai and the bosses will never break their word! ”

"Businessmen are the most mercenary, and they don't keep their word. Do you think I'll believe your words? Miyoshi Yoshixing snorted coldly, and the subordinate hurriedly kowtowed again when he heard this, shouting something like "save Sakai Town" and so on. Although Miyoshi Yixing is very hard-mouthed, he understands in his heart that this subordinate is not deceiving. At present, Sakai Town has suffered a catastrophe, and if the Miyoshi army does not take action, they will be sacked by Yuakihei. Unexpectedly, this Yu Qiuping actually disregarded the good reputation he had accumulated over the past ten years, and for the sake of his treasury and money and food, he brazenly attacked Sakai Town, who had cooperated with him before. After sweeping away these money and goods, Yu Qiuping will retreat into Beihanoi to hold on, and the Miyoshi family will probably have nothing to do with him.

The Sakai merchant was desperate at the moment, so he had to turn to the nearby Miyoshi family for help. Whether it is to defeat the Yuqiu family and regain Hanoi and Izumi, or to obtain astronomical amounts of money and goods, it is the best choice to rob while the fire is burning at this moment.

"Lead the way, and when the dust settles, you will be well punished for your previous treason." Miyoshi Yixing raised his horsewhip and said, "Take us to attack the transport convoy of Yuqiu's family." However, the cautious Miyoshi Yixing kept an eye on it, and sent a large number of scouts to scatter in all directions, and there was a possible ambush of the Yuqiu family near the place.

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With the guidance of that subordinate, Miyoshi Yoshihiro was able to move freely through the castle town on the outskirts of Sakai Town, and in a short time he made a detour to the east of the castle. From a distance, you can see that the transport convoy of Yuqiu's family, loaded with a large amount of money and grain, is like a fire dragon stretching in the dark night. The furthest had already gone a few miles, and there were many more convoys that had just walked out of Sakai Town, crowded on the official roads.

"Tanma reconnoiters the nearby situation, finds out the Yuqiu army troops, and the main force will attack the convoy immediately with me!" Miyoshi Yoshiko quickly made a judgment, and at the same time, the scouts with torches immediately spread out a huge intelligence network to prevent the army of the Yuqiu Army from attacking in the dark night.

In night battles, since most of the ashigaru of that era had night blindness, they could not move at all without the help of torches. But with a torch, the first thing you see around you is – it's easy to become a live target for your enemies. Therefore, when the night battle really inevitably breaks out, both sides are usually reluctant to light torches, preferring not to see themselves rather than cheapen others. The soldiers on both sides could not distinguish friend from foe in the darkness where they could not see their fingers, and the indiscriminate battle ended hastily.

Therefore, the Miyoshi Army, which is now marching with torches, is exposed to the light and must always be careful. Sure enough, their appearance was immediately discovered by the auxiliary team of Yuqiu's family who were carrying money and grain goods. In a panic, some of them accelerated and pushed the cart away, while many more left their goods, extinguished their torches and fled to the north of the official road.

Just as Miyoshi Yoshi's troops rushed to both sides of the convoy, preparing to seize the money and grain and goods and retreat south, the horses sent to the east suddenly screamed and galloped towards their own team. "There's an enemy attack from the east!" The sound of the sirens was immediately passed layer by layer, and in the dark night, a force was faintly rushing towards the Miyoshi Army, which was lit with torches, in the eastern field.

"Extinguish the torch! Don't be a target! Miyoshi Yoshiko and the experienced samurai of the Miyoshi Army immediately ordered all the torches to be extinguished, and after a while, the Miyoshi Army, which was still full of torches, immediately fled into the darkness, leaving only sporadic fires that had not been extinguished.

"Come back so quickly, but it's a night battle, and you can't do anything about me." Although Miyoshi Yixing faced the attack, his face remained unchanged. He knew that the combined strength of the Yuqiu family's entire army was not as large as his. The black light is blind, and the gun array that the Yuqiu family is proud of cannot play at a high level, but the katana is more like a fish in water in the chaotic battle, and he is not afraid of a night battle at all.

However, just as Miyoshi Yoshiko was trying to adjust his formation with difficulty in the dark night to prepare for a field battle, an exclamation suddenly came from the queue. Because of people's fear of the dark and unknown, whether marching or camping at night, it is very easy to produce large-scale chaos and panic. Therefore, after dark, it is strictly forbidden to shout and shout in any team to avoid causing chaos.

"What are you doing? How can it be noisy? Miyoshi Yoshiko frowned when he heard the shout, and scolded sharply: "Are these Iyo's soldiers so ignorant of the rules? ”

"No, Your Highness! There is a case! A low-ranking samurai who was screaming near Miyoshi Yoshiko hurriedly squeezed through the crowd towards Miyoshi Yoshiko's voice, wanting to whisper to Miyoshi Yoshiko. But in the dark night, he couldn't find Miyoshi Yixing, so he had to risk causing chaos and shouted: "Your Highness! These carts are not loaded with money, food, and goods! It's all straw, cotton, and sulfur underneath! ”

The call of the low-ranking samurai immediately caused confusion, and all the Ashigaru of the Miyoshi family hurriedly looked at the carts beside them. In the darkness of the night, they could not see much in a hurry, but the touch of their fingers and the smell of their nose did not lie—except for the grain on the surface and a small amount of copper and silver, all the bottom was brimstone, straw, and cotton!

The Miyoshi family's army immediately fell into chaos, and no matter how Miyoshi Yoshiko and the samurai suppressed, it was useless. What they feared happened almost immediately, and with a sharp arrow shooting into the sky, the auxiliaries who had originally extinguished the torches and fled from the official road lit their torches again, ran a few steps towards the Miyoshi Army, and threw hundreds of torches towards the Miyoshi Army, densely packed like fireflies. Most of the torches fell on the side of the official road because they were too far away, but there were still dozens of torches that flew into the convoy and immediately caused a fire! The fire spread quickly, and all the cars were set on fire one after another! Under the blazing fire, the Miyoshi army fled in all directions, the car was overturned, flammable materials were scattered on the ground, and the fire spread further.

However, such a fire attack in the open area would not cause many casualties to the Miyoshi army. What really matters is that these lit carts are like automatic torches, illuminating the location of the Miyoshi Army and turning them into live targets.

The iron gunners who had originally arrived from the east immediately began to shoot at the Miyoshi Yoshiko headquarters under the leadership of Charlie. The glow of a large number of flammable fires illuminated almost a large area, so much so that the gunners could use the light to complete the reloading. And the Miyoshi Army, who was in the center of the firelight, was dazzled by the torches in the night. Standing in the light, they couldn't see anything in the dark at all—they couldn't even see the position of the gunner, let alone fight back, so they could only obediently serve as targets. Men continued to fall under the fire of the iron cannons, and the roar of the iron cannons further exacerbated the confusion in the ranks.

"Hit the mark!" Miyoshi Yixing is already in chaos at the moment, and it is difficult to clean up the chaotic troops in the dark night. "Where's the guide! Catch that merchant! ”

However, when the guards around Miyoshi Yoshiko tried to capture the guide, they found that he had taken advantage of the chaos to escape in the night. At this moment, the "guide" Sanada Masayuki is galloping on his horse on the way to a high mountain northeast of Sakai Town, where Yu Qiuping's headquarters is, and his heart is full of complaints about Yu Qiuping.

"Since the battle of Norada, I have come every time this kind of disguise and deceive." Sanada Masayuki angrily slandered, "Your Highness is really true!" ”