Chapter 401: Purgatory on Earth
"Kill! Thirty miles of pursuit! Hosokawa Nobumoto led the army to pursue Tokugawa Ieyasu, as if returning to the battle to recover Chita County more than 20 years ago.
"Damn! They didn't even let me go! "Tokugawa Ieyasu patted his horse and galloped, and if he ran slowly, he would really die.
"Kill! Unloaded Tokugawa Ieyasu one leg to reward ten thousand stones! Cut off one of his arms and reward ten thousand stones! Hosokawa Nobugen increased his weight again, arousing the enthusiasm of the soldiers, and he pursued harder.
"Uhhhh Run! "The Tokugawa army was chased and lost their armor, and the corpses were scattered all over the field, and they were completely frightened.
In this way, the two armies chased and fled, from Mino Province to Owari Province, from day to night, and from night to day, for three days and three nights.
In the course of the pursuit, Hosokawa Nobumoto took the opportunity to recover Mino and Owari. In the Battle of Sekigahara, the Minami-Oda system fell apart, Hashiba Hideyoshi disappeared, and a large number of his subordinates were killed, Sakuma Nobumori was killed, and Hayashi Hidesada and Oda Nobubo were captured.
Now the situation has been completely controlled by Hosokawa Nobumoto, and Niwa Nagahide has also been sent to Nagahama Castle to prepare for the implementation of the trapping plan.
"Quick! Hurry up! After passing the Yutagawa River, you can return to Mikawa! "Tokugawa Ieyasu saw that he was about to return to his old land, and when he got there, he could defend it with a fortified castle. In order to get here, he deliberately took a long detour, in order to avoid the Devon City of the Hosokawa family, for fear of being intercepted.
Now, the lord of the castle is Oda Nobungu, who is the tenth brother of Oda Nobunaga and a member of the Minami Oda lineage. That's why Tokugawa Ieyasu chose to cross the river here and return to Mikawa Province.
"Oh!" The Tokugawa army ran with great spirits, and they were already like lost dogs, hoping to return to their hometown alive.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Several deafening sounds, accompanied by a mournful roar that broke through the air, smashed heavily into the Tokugawa army.
Boom! "Ahh Boom! Boom! "Ahh A large number of flowers were blown up on the ground, mixed with a lot of Tokugawa Ashigaru.
"Damn! It's an ironclad ship! It's an ironclad ship! Why is it here! What is that guy doing in Kawaguchi! According to the secret agreement between him and Hashiba Hideyoshi, after defeating Hosokawa Nobumoto, he was ready to deal with Oda Nobubao and others, and this castle belonged to the Tokugawa family. Kawaguchi Munekatsu was the secret liaison in charge of the two families, and if necessary, he killed Oda Nobutru and handed over the castle to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
And at this time, Kawaguchi Munekatsu, oh no, it was Kawaguchi Munekatsu's head, which was placed in front of Oda Nobuteru. He was captured by members of the Mochizuki organization, and before he died, he recruited everything.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Outside, there was still artillery fire, and Oda Nobutu looked up and muttered, "The era of the Oda family... It's already over..."In the case of Hosokawa Nobumoto assuring him that he was secured, he chose to surrender, hoping to be a rich man, Liao for the rest of his life.
"Archery! Archery! Hiraiwa shouted frantically.
Whoosh! Whoosh! The Tokugawa army fired thousands of arrows, but... The range is too far to reach the ironclad ship.
"Damn! Go upstream! Go to the shallower upper reaches of the river! Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't have time to settle accounts with Oda Noburu, so he hurriedly ordered the army to gallop up, originally intending to come to the castle to resupply.
Knock knock! Boom! The ironclad ship poured huge bullets at the running crowd, smashing deep pits on the ground, surrounded by stumps and broken arms, and blood flowed everywhere.
"Uhhhh Oh, my God! A Tokugawa Ashigaru looked at the frightened scene in front of him, like a meteorite outside the sky, and was so frightened by this human purgatory that his legs and feet weakened, and he couldn't walk at all. With a bang, a cannonball flew at his feet, only to feel that his legs and feet were cold, and when he looked down, he had no left leg!
"Ahh Yes! My leg! Oh my legs! Woooooo I don't want to die yet! Help me! ”
"Ahh Brother! Brother! Yes! Who's going to help us! A Tokugawa Ashigaru cried out in despair, his brother in front of his eyes, his intestines running down the ground.
"Let's go! Come on! Get out of here! Leave..."Boom! Hiraiwa Qinyoshi was beckoning Ashigaru to evacuate the scene, when suddenly there was a loud bang at his feet, and then he flew into the sky and fell heavily to the ground with a bang.
"Ahem... Cough... Who's coming... Pull me along..."Hiraiwa held out his right hand in pain.
"My lord! My lord! "Two pro-soldiers hurriedly ran over, and as soon as they pulled Pingyan Qinji, the result...
"Uhhhhh Yes! Yes! The two pro-soldiers sat on the ground in fright, looking at Hiraiwa in horror.
"Damn! What to do again! Don't pull me up yet! I..."Hiraiwa reprimanded twice angrily, realized that something was wrong, and turned his head to look... Disconnected from the waist down...
"Whew... Call... "Tokugawa Ieyasu crouched on his horse, he didn't dare to look up at all, and finally let him escape to the upper reaches of the Kasui River, where the water level was shallow, and the ironclad ships could not travel here.
"Whew... Finally... Escaped. Tokugawa Ieyasu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Huh? What does it smell like? "Sniff, sniff, Tokugawa Ieyasu seems to have smelled something disgusting.
"My lord..."Ishikawa Shumasa pointed at Tokugawa Ieyasu's crotch and couldn't bear to look at it.
"Holy! I'm so scared that my and pee come out! Tokugawa Ieyasu looked down, didn't he just pull it himself, and even his own war horse shook his head in disgust and sneezed.
"My lord... That's the only one left who escaped..."Sakai Tadaji said in frustration, this time it was too miserable, more than 15,000 people came out, and now less than 3,000 have returned. The rest are either dead or left behind.
"Hahaha! Anyway! Just get back to Trois-Rivières! We can bounce back! Samurai of Mikawa never say never! Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't care at all, and his cheerful laughter dispelled everyone's doubts.
"We will swear allegiance to the lord to the death!" All the retainers knelt down in unison, and Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded in satisfaction. The Tokugawa family, starting from the small Okazaki Castle, was able to expand to the land of the Three Kingdoms despite many twists and turns, and it was inseparable from the loyal dedication of the Samurai of Mikawa. He even praised the spirit of the Mikawa samurai who never flinched and swore to defend the lord to the death as the Mikawa Soul, which was the treasure of his Tokugawa family!
"Hahaha, by the way, draw this embarrassing picture of me, hang it in my room, and I will always remember this scene today! Sooner or later I'll have to pay it back! Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled gloomily, making him so embarrassed, and hated Hosokawa Nobumoto in his heart.
"Yes!" A samurai quickly sketches a portrait that will be polished and shaped when he returns.
"Humph! The whole army obeys the order! Watagawa! Back to the country of Trois-Rivières! Tokugawa Ieyasu did not hesitate to give the order, and although he was repeatedly defeated by Hosokawa Nobumoto, he firmly believed that he must have won in the end.
Crash! Crash! The Tokugawa army began to cross the Kasaka River!