Chapter 125: Slow Progress

As soon as the words fell, the whimper of the Conch sounded in the vast sea of people, and then the speeding herald shouted in the military formation: "Attack! The samurai of each echelon (military formation) were the first to move, and the Burning Sky began to organize his men to move slowly towards the foot of Imagata Castle.

The first echelon led the four echelons behind them, slowly moving towards the designated position. The enemy in Katata Castle reacted from the attack of the Otsuki and immediately organized an army to resist the attack of Oda's army. While ordering his subordinates to move towards Imagata Castle, he looked up at the situation of Imagata Castle.

Suddenly, the sound of iron cannons coming from the direction of Katata Castle came, and the burning sky subconsciously lowered his head to dodge. But he didn't notice any projectiles flying towards him. The slowly advancing Oda army took a few breaths, and then a voice came from the first echelon: "It's an attack by Wise Lord!" We're going to get up to speed! "After that, the first and second echelons in front of them began to speed up their advance. Burning Sky also ordered the somewhat frightened Ashigaru to keep up with the pace of the front echelon.

The Oda army, which was advancing at an accelerated pace, soon reached the attack area designated by Shibata Katsuie and Niwa Nagahide. After Burning Sky stopped, he glanced back at the main formation behind him, and saw four military flags fluttering in the cold wind. Burning Sky turned his head and looked at the enemy forces on Kinkata Castle that had not yet attacked.

At this time, the general in charge of commanding the first echelon gave the order to attack, and countless ashigaru of the first echelon with wooden planks began to move towards the enemy's firing range. Sure enough, after only a few breaths, the enemy troops on Katata Castle began to fire arrows and projectiles, and the bursting projectiles pierced through the cold wind and bombarded the wooden planks, and some of the wooden planks that were not too thick were directly penetrated by the projectiles. Ashigaru behind the wooden board was still counting on the wooden board in his hand to withstand the bombardment of the projectile, but he suddenly felt a heat in his stomach, and then felt as if there were countless traces of cool breeze in his body.

Just as Ashigaru, who was holding the planks in the front row, was hit with an iron cannon, the general of the first echelon gave the order to charge to the other samurai and Ashigaru in the echelon. In an instant, countless people rushed out not far from the front of the Burning Sky, shouting and charging towards Imagata Castle. The enemy troops on Katata Castle began to nervously reload their ammunition, but when they looked down, they heard the sound of iron cannons under the castle.

The iron artillery team of the first echelon also began to shoot at the enemy troops on Katata Castle today, and some of the second echelons in front of the burning sky suddenly rushed out of the ashigaru. Bows and arrows and iron cannons were also fired from under Imagata Castle and flew into the torsos of the Imakata's defenders standing on the castle wall. Arrows flew into the human body indiscriminately, and the sound of iron cannons was fired one after another, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the cold winter, obscuring the warmth of winter.

The remaining forces of the second echelon began to move, and a tsunami-like cry burst out from the ears of the burning sky. The military formation of hundreds of people had already flown out in front of him in an instant, leaving countless haqi that had not yet disappeared into the air floating in front of the burning sky.

Burning Sky was a little stunned, looking at the ashigaru and samurai who had fallen to the ground countless times, and looked back at Ashigaru who was a little frightened. At this time, the general of the third echelon, Bu Po Guangzhi, walked in front of the burning sky and said to the burning sky: "Burning the sky into the Dao, I have heard your prestige for a long time, and I hope that the Burning Sky can establish a reputation with me!" Burning Sky glanced at the unbroken light in front of him, nodded and said, "Lord Unbroken, I understand!" ”

The battle under Katata Castle became more and more intense, and the moat under Katata Castle and the bamboo spears in the trenches made the charging Oda army suffer a lot. Countless ashigaru passed through the rain of bullets, but had to stop in front of the trench. Ashigaru, who had stopped in front of the trench, had to face the blows of arrows and projectiles from present-day Katata Castle. Gradually, the trench was filled with Ashigaru's corpse.

With a shout from the Immortal Light Rule, Burning Sky subconsciously held the naginata knife in his hand and rushed out. Seeing this, Ichisuke on the right, Suzuki Heavy Industries and others also held the weapons in their hands and ran out with the burning sky. Immortal Light and Burning Sky rushed to the front of the third echelon, but there were not many projectiles and arrows to greet the two. Because the first and second echelons had broken through the trenches and began to chop down the city gates.

Burning Sky and Fukuji crossed the trench with the iron artillery and archers who were hiding behind the planks on both sides to shoot, and stepped on the already slightly stiffened body of Ashigaru. At this time, there was a cheer in front of the two, and the two looked at each other and knew that the city gate was broken. The third echelon of troops quickly approached the breached city gate, but heard a dense burst of gunfire in front of them and the screams that followed.

Bu Po Guangzhi also slowly slowed down his pace now, and said to the army behind him: "Array!" Burning Sky stopped after hearing the order of the unbroken light rule and watched the battle situation in front of him. Obviously, the enemy forces on the castle have retreated, and the two sides should have a struggle over the ownership of the city gates. Sora said to Sukeemon behind him; "Go back to Lord Shibata, the city gate has been breached, and the enemy army is gathering forces to counterattack the city gate, please make the next order!"

After hearing the words of the burning air, Sukeemon quickly walked over the military formation behind him, because Sukeemon was already carrying the banner of the herald, so no one regarded Sukeemon as a deserter. Instead, they gave Sukeemon a way to pass and let Sukeemon pass quickly.

Burning Sky looked at Bupo Guangzhi not far away, stepped forward and asked Bupo Guangzhi, "Lord Bupo, what am I going to do now?" After listening to the words of the burning sky, he said seriously to the burning sky: "Look at it again, let the iron artillery team come up first, and I am ready to break through from the stone wall and the castle wall." ”

After listening to the words of the Burning Sky, he said to the Innocent Rule: "My lord, I agree with the opinion of the lord, but I am worried that the enemy is ambushing in the city. After listening to the words of the Burning Sky, he smiled and said to the Burning Sky: "Don't worry about the Burning Sky Entrance, I think we should gather the city gate, and this is the time for us to break through from the flank." After listening to the words of the Immortal Ruler, the Burning Sky stopped speaking, and after bowing his head to the Immortal Ruler, he returned to his subordinates and said to the people behind him: "Let the person carrying the wooden ladder behind him ascend first, and I will follow behind." ”

After a while, the fourth and fifth echelons also caught up, and the fourth echelon that resisted the wooden ladder took the lead in putting a wooden ladder next to the city wall to attack the city after communicating with the unbroken light rule, and the unbroken light rule followed behind the fourth echelon, handing over the position of the first and second echelons of frontal support to the fifth echelon.