Chapter 24: The Cage City (4)

While urging the Kaga disciples with wooden signs on their heads to advance towards Yokoyama, Asai Ryojin commanded his iron cannon to advance behind the Kaga disciples. Nearly 600 troops gradually advanced from the foot of the low mountain to the Hengshan on the mountain, and because they were not disturbed by the Hengshan Mountain, the disciples with wooden signs quickly advanced towards the Hengshan Mountain.

Asai Nagamasa, who was watching the battle in this formation, looked at the rapid advance of Asai Ryo pro-army in the distance, and the military match in his hand suddenly shook, and said to Ma Hui beside him: "Quickly Ming Jin warns Liang pro-army momentum." Before Ma Hui next to Asai Nagamasa could react, the burning sky who was watching from the Hengshan Observatory had already issued an order to the Jiashan peasants.

I saw dozens of rockets flying out of the Hengshan bar, and the iron gunners who had just smelled the smell of iron cannon powder (gunpowder) had already been shot by rockets flying from the sky before they could warn everyone. Then the hay on the ground spread rapidly with the help of gunpowder. In an instant, the Asai army, which was attacking Yokoyama, was caught in a sea of fire. When Asai Nagamasa, who was watching from the camp, saw it and shouted to Ma Hui beside him just now, "Go and save everyone!" Then the Asai army ran out of the main formation, and the hundred horsemen ran towards the foot of the Yokoyama.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who was directing everyone to gradually retreat to Honmaru, looked at the fire around Yokoyama and said to Takenaka Hanbei with a smile: "It seems that the young eagles of the main family have won the game!" After hearing this, the half-guard of Takenaka said with a serious face: "Although the trick is wonderful, it will not be able to win in the end." After that, he said to Wasuka Masakatsu beside him: "Lord Masakatsu, prepare the oil-soaked grass regiment and the remaining iron cannon Ashigaru, and the Asai army will immediately come towards Honmaru!" ”

The burning sky on the watchtower was dodging the flying iron cannon projectiles, while looking at the Asai army who had to retreat temporarily, after the Asai army temporarily retreated to the foot of the mountain to avoid the fire, he said to the people hiding in the barrage: "This plan can only support for a while, when the fire slows down, the Asai army will still attack, and I hope you have the heart to die!" ”

After hearing this, the Haima Yijia said loudly: "I already have the heart of death below, I wish you all prosperity and prosperity!" Then the Jiashan peasant soldiers chimed in: "I already have the heart of death below." When Fushiwa Akijiro on the side saw it, he pulled out the sword on his waist and said with a smile: "I have to fight hundreds of times more alive." ”

Burning Sky looked at Mingshan, who was trembling a little, and said, "Mingshan, you first..."

"Senior brother, there is no need to say it, Mingshan has already come to his senses!" Mingshan rarely interrupted the words of the burning sky, and said with a firm face: "Senior brother, since he was born in troubled times, Mingshan is already destined to not be able to continue to live. After that, Mingshan carried the naginata knife and folded his hands in the sky and said, "May Senior Brother Bishamen Tianzhu defeat the enemy army!" ”

After hearing this, Burning Sky didn't say anything more, but said to Mingshan: "There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south!" With that, he turned around and continued to look at the fire and the Asai army below.

After escaping from the fire, Ryojin Asai used the sword in his hand to cut off a small yellow tree, and roared to the iron cannons under him: "Shoot! Shoot! Attack the Oda Army in the Fortress! "As long as the Asai iron cannons stand at the foot of the mountain, they will fire their guns indiscriminately at the Yokoyama on the mountain.

At this time, the Yokoyama Castle Ninomaru had been completely captured by the Asai army, and more than a thousand Asai troops crowded into the narrow Ninomaru of Yokoyama Castle, and cheered to attack this Yokoyama Castle Honmaru.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who was standing in the middle of the Honmaru, looked coldly at the cheering Asai Army, and said to Kinoshita Hidecho behind him: "Koichiro, let the Iron Artillery Team prepare!" Kinoshita Hidenaga, who received the order, quickly waved the military equipment in his hand. More than 100 iron cannons stretched out from the walls of Yokoyama Castle Honmaru, and then with the sound of Masakatsu Wasuka "Shoot!" The muzzle of the black hole of the iron cannon flew out of the iron cannon projectiles that symbolized death, and blood flowers flew up in the crowded Asai army.

Seeing this situation, Nobuyo-ji Temple, who commanded the attack on the Asai army of Yokoyama Castle, judged that the Oda army should still have traps with years of experience in warfare, so he said to his samurai: "Quickly withdraw Ninomaru!" "As soon as the words of Anyangji Temple were finished, the Oda army on the Honmaru had already thrown the oil-soaked grass balls into the Asai army. Except for a few highly skilled samurai who picked up the grass regiments, those flammable grass regiments quickly fell into the Asai army. Since everyone in the Asai Army rushed towards Yokoyama Castle Honmaru, the Ashigaru who was now in front wanted to avoid the "fireball" and could only retreat, but the narrow Ninomaru of Yokoyama Castle could not allow more than a thousand people to complete the synchronous and coordinated retreat.

Seeing that both offensives were blocked, Asai Nagamasa was unexpectedly calm, not only did he not immediately withdraw the army attacking Yokoyama Castle, but instead sat down slowly in the middle of the main formation, looking at the map in front of him.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi in Yokoyama Castle ordered the iron cannon Ashigaru, who had already fought nine rounds in a row, to stop firing, while watching the Asai army in chaos in Ninomaru. With a puzzled face, he asked Takenaka Hanbei, "Hanbei, why didn't Asai Nagamasa order the withdrawal of the army?" ”

The half-guard of Takenaka, who had the same doubts, shook his head at first, and then the military equipment in his hand suddenly fell to the ground, and said loudly to Kinoshita Hideyoshi with some gaffes: "Maybe Lord Asai's goal was not only Yokoyama Castle from the beginning, but Lord Asai's crazy attack was to trap us and others here." ”

After hearing this, Kinoshita Hideyoshi was stunned for a few breaths, and then grabbed Takenaka's arm and said excitedly: "Could it be that Asai Nagamasa's goal is also Shibata-sama and Niwa-sama who support us?" After hearing this, the Takenaka Hanbei nodded, and said to Kinoshita Hideyoshi with some loss: "My lord, we have become the bait of Asai Nagamasa. ”

After listening to Takenaka's words, Kinoshita Hideyoshi shook his head and said, "No, if we are just fishing bait, why is the political leader of Asai Nagaga attacking us so fiercely." After listening to Kinoshita Hideyoshi's words, the Takenaka Hanbei said to Kinoshita Hideyoshi with a wry smile: "Has the lord forgotten what Yokoyama Castle means to the Asai family?" ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi completely languished after hearing this, and sat on the ground weakly. He muttered, "Asai Nagamasa really deserves the name of 'Omi Eagle'!" ”

In the middle of the mountain, the burning sky is ready to fight to the death, and secretly hopes in his heart that he can quickly return to his original time and space after dying here. The fire outside the wall was gradually extinguished by the Asai Army, and the repaired Asai iron cannons picked up the iron cannons whose barrels had been cooled, and slowly walked towards Yokoyama.

Burning Sky glanced up at the sun that had already moved to the west, and said to everyone: "It's getting late, as long as you resist this wave of attack of the Asai army, we can drag it into the night!" As soon as the words of the burning air fell, a dense burst of gunfire was already heard from the bottom of the mountain.