567 Battle of Kamirugawa (7)

And at this time, Wise Kogoro has also arrived.

[What's going on with that hill?] Is there an enemy garrison? 】

The ninja in charge of gathering information replied:

[Yes, my lord, because Aoi Mound was too small for the Hojo Army to be stationed in full, many troops were arranged to camp outside the village, and on that hill, there were five reserves, a total of more than 800 people. 】

[More than 800 people? 】

The ninja thought that Akekogoro suspected that his information was inaccurate, so he said cautiously:

[We have reconnoitred, and the enemy is indeed not too many, at least there will not be a thousand. 】

[Hehe, this Hojo clan is also a fool! ] 】

Wise Kogoro said, his eyes interpreting the mockery of the Hojo clan, and Sakuma Morimasa was a little puzzled and asked:

[Sir, are you trying to attack this place?] 】

[Xuanfan, it's time to use you again, give you two hours, can you destroy all the 800 people? 】

Listening to the words of wise Kogoro, Sakuma Morimasa said disappreciatively:

[Two hours is too much, give me five hundred men, and I will destroy them, and it will not take more than two hours. 】

[Oh, that's it。。。。。。 】

Just when Sakuma Morimasa was gearing up and planning to fight, Wise Kogoro said to Yamaji Masakoku like a prank:

[Lord General of the Mountain Road, did you hear it, Lord Xuanfan said it, you can do it。。。。。。 Charge your 500 men and rush to the top of that hill in two hours, and kill all the enemies you can, or don't come back to me!" 】

[Okay! Sir, don't worry, I will cut off none of these 800 heads, and if I can't do it, I'll go home and farm! 】

[Well, go ahead, I'll help you buy farm tools.] 】

After Yamaji Masakuni left happily, Sakuma Morimasa glared at Wise Kogoro viciously, this guy is hateful, playing himself in front of so many people.

The main camp was quiet, and only a few bonfires were still burning. Four or five o'clock is the deepest time for people to sleep, not to mention being tossed all night. So at this moment, the soldiers of the northern strip of the battalion are sleeping like dead pigs one by one.

In fact, the Hojo clan has 800 people here, not because the village can't live in it, but because they want to have more than one sentry here, and if there is an enemy attack, they can know in advance.

Thundered......

The sound of horses' hooves rolled in, and the earth trembled.

[Huh? The enemy attacked?!。。。。。。 Feed! Don't sleep, the enemy is attacking! 】

One of the vigilant ashigaru shouted.

[Enemy attack your uncle! How can there be an enemy attack at this point, you must have drunk too much. 】

The other Hojo armies were unmoved, and everyone was like this, and they didn't believe that something would happen until something happened.

The fool who warned was scolded, and it was hard to say anything, and after a few breaths, a black shadow flashed not far from the gate, and the rumbling of horses' hooves was still close at hand.

[Enemy attack, really enemy attack. Don't sleep, everyone! 】

When the enemy was not far away, armed with torches and weapons, approached them closer and closer, the fool in charge of the sentry shouted louder than the other:

[Look at it, it's the enemy, some on horseback, some with guns, it's Oda's men! It must have been someone from Oda calling! 】

His companions were already asleep, and they were so disturbed that they were completely sleepy, and when they were about to curse the street, they heard a gunshot. The soldier who was on guard shook violently twice, after which he fell.

[Ahh Enemy attack 。。。。。。! 】

Everyone was stunned, and then let out a howl like killing a pig. In an instant, the Hojo Army at the mouth of the camp was in chaos.

【Bang!】 Bang! Bang!...... 】

In the night, every time there was a light that disappeared instantly, there would be a tingling gunshot in everyone's ears, and the Oda army really didn't feel sorry for the bullets, and after a while, the dozen or so Hojo troops guarding here were all shot by the iron cannons.

The soldiers are fast, and the wise Kogoro strives to solve the battle in a short time, so Yamaji Masaoku does not dare to delay. I saw dozens of Oda soldiers rushing to the gate of the fortress in a line, and they raised their axes or hammers, and smashed the wooden camp gate at the same time with their bright murder weapons.

In fact, this field march is not too particular, and this is not the main formation, so there is no need to make the camp gate too strong, and this group of men and horses is only temporarily stationed here, and they will leave tomorrow, so the barracks are also poorly repaired. The samurai with sharp weapons, before they could slam a few strokes, the wooden door, which was not an explanation, collapsed.

[Brothers, rush with me!] Don't let any enemy go。。。。。。 】

As the commander-in-chief of this operation, Yamaji Masakook took the lead, brandishing a horse gun in his hand and riding into the camp.

[Brothers, for the prestige of Shibata and for the sake of serving the shogun, we should advance without retreating, rush! 】

The lieutenant next to him also shouted, and followed closely behind.

Five hundred Oda soldiers wielded swords, guns, clubs, axes, hooks and forks (Japan also had these weapons?). and rushed into the camp.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Hojo battalion were still sleeping, and when they heard the movement and rushed out of the camp, they were greeted by the broadswords of the Oda soldiers. Oda Iron Riders carried sulfur, oil stones and other fire-causing things, and burned all the way with torches, and the entire main camp fell into a sea of fire in a short time. Only a third of the sleeping soldiers escaped, and the rest were burned to death in the tents. These Hojo soldiers were already in complete confusion, they did not expect the enemy to appear at this point in time, and they were slaughtered by Oda soldiers in the midst of a terrible scream.

[What's going on, where to open the enemy!] 】

The general in charge of integrating these reserves had scarlet eyes, and he ran out of the tent in a daze with a big knife in his hand and shouted.

[Master! Oh no! The enemy is here! 】

A general ran in covered in blood, he was Sakamachi Daizo, the lord of Ogimoto Castle in Kodama County, Musashi Province, this gentleman was covered in blood, and he had killed several enemies in a row before he ran in.

[Who is the enemy?] 】

[We saw his family crest, it is the mountain road Zhengguo! ] 】

【Yamaji Zhengguo? It's disgusting。。。。。。 】

The general will be the lord of Tsuruyu Castle in Sagami Kuniju, Ishizaka Seisai, who is the boss of Sakamachi Daizo in the army, and seeing that the military camp was attacked by the enemy, and the soldiers in his hands were so useless, he panicked casually, was furious, and shouted:

[It's all waste。。。。。。 Don't mess around, there aren't many on the other side, assemble, assemble。。。。。。。 】

It's a pity that except for a dozen flags around him, no one heard what he was saying.

[Come on, take the horse, I'm going to meet this mountain road Zhengguo! ] If you don't kill him, you won't stop! 】

[Master no, we don't know the enemy's momentum yet, we should immediately send someone to Aoi Tsuka to report to Mamoru Anbo。。。。。。 What are you guys doing? Hurry up and take the general to retreat to Aoi Tsuka! 】

Sakamachi Daizo rushed out with a disgraced face and shouted loudly. As a result, all the flags were already holding the general with all hands and feet.

Let go of me! Ishisaka Seisai was also forced out of a ruthless force by the rampant of the enemy in front of him and his own incompetence, and saw that the enemy burned down his family, and vowed to kill the enemy's general to death.

[Kill!! 】

Just when there was a stalemate here, a group of Oda troops suddenly broke in and killed the flags next to Ishizaka Seisai, and after a while, seven or eight of the flags on both sides of the stone slab were lying on the ground, and the Oda army was not happy, and six fell.

[Haha, I'm the mountain road general of the Shibata family, are you their leader? All right! I take your life! 】

Yamaji Zhengguo rode his horse all the way and galloped wildly, looking at seven or eight enemies, and happened to meet Ishizaka Seisai who was here and arguing with Sakamachi Daizo. Seeing that he was embarrassed, and there were not many soldiers around him, how could he let go of the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Surrounded by all sides, the barracks that stretched for more than two or three miles on the entire high ground were already in chaos at this moment, although a few people took up arms to fight the enemy, but more of them scattered and fled.

Whether it is Ishisaka Seisai or Sakamachi Daizo, they are not genealogy retainers of the Hojo family, but from the Musashi Seven Party, and were later given [Zhao'an] by the Hojo family, this identity of the new retainer makes it impossible for them to command the elite troops of the Hojo family, and the miscellaneous army in their hands is not up to par in terms of combat effectiveness or military discipline, if it is the five-color preparation here, I am afraid it will be a different scene.

There were skyrocketing fires everywhere, and there were burning Hojo soldiers everywhere. One by one, the red-eyed Oda army went on a rampage, and while constantly searching for and reaping the lives of the Hojo army, they did not forget to set fire to the camp. At this time, the cold wind was howling, and the wind helped the fire to sweep through the entire Hojo main camp.

This flash of fire was also noticed by the Hojo clan of Aoi Tsuka.

What's going on? 】

[Lord Abomori, we were just about to report to you that the enemy has attacked Iisaka!] Please hurry up and help! 】

The replica is the hill that was attacked, according to today's measurements, this hill is about 80 meters above sea level, and it is of great strategic significance, and the Hojo clan originally wanted to station the base camp on the mountain, but considering that it would be inconvenient for the next day's operation, it was not implemented.

Wise Kogoro miscalculated, the Hojo clan is not stupid, it was only because of a momentary thought that he did not garrison a large number of troops here, and the Hojo clan also considered the possibility of an enemy attack, so they stationed these 800 people on the high ground, and they could also be vigilant if something happened.

It's a pity that this group of ragtag armies didn't play a role at all, or the role did, but it was exchanged for their lives.

[Enemy? Could it be that Wise Kogoro called? 】

[Yes, not far from Iisaka, we found the troops of the Shogunate Army and were resting in place. 】

[Trimming? Why didn't they attack Iisaka together? 】

[I don't know, maybe they are very confident in the reserve team for the attack.] 】

The Hojo clan sneered disapprovingly, and said coldly:

[It seems that this wise Kogoro is also a very conceited person, if he devotes himself wholeheartedly, maybe Iizaka has been beaten down by them now, but it doesn't matter, Hikotaro! 】

【Adult! I am here! 】

[Well, you act with Sasuke Saito, lead 2,000 people to aid Iisaka, and you must not let Iisaka fall into the hands of the enemy! 】

【Hi Yi!! 】