Chapter 392: The Peak of the Decisive Battle: Sekigahara (3)
At dawn, the breeze blew, and the first rays of sunlight sprinkled on Nangong Mountain.
On the highest observation deck, there are two observers of the Tokugawa family. At this time, they were stretching towards the place where the sun was rising.
"Huh? Look there! Suddenly, one of them seemed to notice something and beckoned to his companion.
"That's... Is that! Hosokawa Army! It's Hosokawa Army! The enemy is coming! The enemy is coming! At a glance, his companion saw Hosokawa Matsukasa's banner, and shouted a warning to the samurai on duty below.
Stomp, stomp! The warrior ran quickly towards the Chinese tent.
"Newspaper... Lord! Hosokawa Army found in the streets of Ise! Please choose! ”
"It's finally here!" When all the retainers heard this, they all came over, unable to suppress the excitement in their hearts.
"Lord!" Ishikawa was turning his head to look at Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was on the main seat, closing his eyes and resting.
Suddenly! Tokugawa Ieyasu opened his eyes, and his expressive eyes showed a sense of confidence.
"Let's go! Come with me! Suddenly getting up, Tokugawa Ieyasu led a group of retainers, and came to a higher hill and looked into the distance.
"Huh? What are they doing? Sakai Tadaji asked strangely, the scene presented in front of them felt very strange.
I saw that the main force of the Hosokawa army was standing neatly at the end of the road, without the slightest intention of advancing. On the contrary, small cars were pushed out from the army, and wooden barrels were placed on them, and it was too far to see what was inside.
The carts lined up in two rows and began to move forward slowly, beside which ashigaru kept knocking out something from the barrel and spilling it on both sides of the road.
"This is? Water? Matsudaira Yasutada couldn't help but watch intently, and saw that they were sprinkling water.
"Holy! Hosokawa Nobumoto is so good at putting on a show! Sprinkle water to clear the road! It's royalty! Hahaha! It seems that he is also like Imagawa Yoshimoto back then, the standard public sissy! Hahaha! Watanabe laughed, feeling like he had won.
"Humph! Hosokawa Nobumoto won't decay so easily! He must have a reason for doing this! Don't underestimate the enemy! Tokugawa Ieyasu rebuked angrily, his cautious eyes never leaving Hosokawa's movements.
"Look! The row of carts was not sprinkled with water, it seemed... Is it dirt? Is it sand? "Torii Mototada has also been observing, and finally noticed the difference.
"That's weird, it seems that it's not sprinkling water to clear the road, otherwise it won't be sprinkling soil, I really don't understand what they're doing, what's the point." Hiraiwa scratched his head with a confused expression.
"My lord! It's better to let your subordinates lead the team to rush! Whatever he is, let's destroy it first! Okubo Tadashi opened his mouth to ask for his life, he was a battle-hardened warrior of the Tokugawa family.
"I'm afraid not, look there!" Ishikawa shook his head, and with a gesture of his hand, everyone looked in the direction he was pointing.
I saw a group of cavalrymen standing on the streets of Ise, with black helmets and black armor, and hideous masks. The first member of the general wears a deer antler helmet, holds a dragonfly cut, and has a BMW good horse "Three Kingdoms Black" under his crotch, and a big "Ben" word on the big flag behind him, and the military flag of the "Wind Riding Battalion" that is higher than it is also swaying in the wind.
"Heihachiro Honda!" Everyone gasped, Honda Tadashikatsu's brave name can be said to be known to the world, what "day" Ben no Zhang Fei", "Ghost no Heihachi", "Day" Ben No. 1, ancient and modern warriors", "the only fierce general in the East Honda Heihachi, the only fierce general in the West Tachibana Soshige" and many other titles. In particular, Honda Tadakatsu seems to have brought his own shield, and he has never been injured in life and death, large and small battles, so some people call him the embodiment of "Hachiman Bodhisattva".
"Humph!" Tokugawa Ieyasu snorted coldly when he saw the cowardice of the generals, but he looked at Honda Tadashi with some envy, he knew that he was born in the Mikawa Honda family, and Tadakatsu's father was still a retainer of his Tokugawa family. It stands to reason that this Honda Tadashi should be his right-hand man, but I don't understand why, so he was poached by Hosokawa Nobumoto, and his heart was like overturning the vinegar jar, and he was extremely depressed.
Everyone just watched the Hosokawa army move, as if they posed no threat to them.
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"Quick! Fast! Sprinkle water! Over here... Sprinkle sand here! Is the dirt there mixed up? Very good! Wooden Fence step forward! Masuda Nagamori led the people to step up the construction, and he divided the people into four groups, one group was responsible for spreading water, one group was responsible for spreading sand, one group was responsible for mud, and one group was responsible for building a wooden fence for defense using the "good mud"!
The wooden fence was built along the streets of Ise against the side of Mt. Nangong, and the soil of the foundation was quickly hardened due to the cold and freezing weather, ensuring the firmness of the wooden fence.
A large amount of cold water was sprinkled on the outside of the wooden fence, which quickly condensed into ice when the wind came, and it was difficult for people to maintain their balance when they walked on it, forming a kind of fortification that effectively contained the attack.
On the inside of the wooden fence, sand is used to keep the ground dry and prevent slipping, which can well ensure the flexibility of the defenders.
By the time Tokugawa Ieyasu and the others came to their senses, it was already too late, and they usually needed half a day or even a day of fortifications, and in Hosokawa Army, taking advantage of the cold climate, they covered the streets of Ise in just half an hour.
Stompe! Stompe! The 3,000 thunder artillery battalion was dispatched, ran into the position, and erected an iron cannon and a straight barrel behind the wooden fence, and the rational combination of light and heavy weapons constituted an impregnable defensive line.
"Ready! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Takuki Kiyohiro commanded at the top of his throat, and the lieutenant generals Michishun Igasaki, Tsuda Sumasa, and Suzuki Shigehide gave orders in turn.
Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! Iron cannon three-stage strike!
Suddenly, the smoke of gunpowder was everywhere, and the deafening roar spread for thousands of miles, announcing the arrival of Hosokawa Nobumoto, and at the same time deterring the Tokugawa army in Nangong Mountain.
Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! Tokugawa Ieyasu and the others were so frightened by this sudden bombardment that they shrank their necks. These high-ranking warriors were still like this, and those soldiers were already pale with fright, and they were terrified when they looked at this dense artillery fire.
"Damn Hosokawa Nobumoto!" These small details were fully seen by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and he clenched his fists angrily, and made them lose for a while before they fought.
"Forward!" Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded with satisfaction, and as soon as he urged the BMW "Wind" under his crotch, Hosokawa Matsukasa Ling rose from the ground and advanced with Hosokawa Nobuyuan.
Stomp, stomp! The Hosokawa army formed a square formation, and the reserve banner in the center snarled in the wind, and under the cover of the thunder artillery battalion, they stepped on the streets of Ise and advanced towards Sekigahara!
At the same time, the Hosokawa Western Army, under the leadership of Hosokawa Haruyuki, also entered the stage of combat readiness, with the Dark Ninja Battalion as the vanguard, covering the army to set foot on the Higashiyama Road and advance towards Sekigahara!