Chapter 81: Nioh
"Retreat!" The centurion's mouth kept shouting this sentence.
The smoke began to fill, and the beacon fire rose in an instant. Billowing smoke rose from all directions, and the flames had not yet diffused, but it seemed that it would not last long.
"Ichiro, how are you?" The centurion groped his way to his men, and he saw the man in Ichiro's arms, and the blast of the air struck a wooden thorn into his chest, a wound that no one could save him.
"Boss, leave me alone, look at Kojiro." Ichiro looked anxiously at the soldier in his arms.
"Ichiro!" The centurion was instantly furious, and Kojiro in his arms was no longer breathing. "That's enough, Kojiro, he's dead!"
"Nonsense! He's still saved! If he goes to Owari Academy, he will definitely be saved! ”
The centurion was silent, he knew the relationship between the two men. When the two brothers went to war, they joined the fire regiment two years ago, and there were only these two men in the family, and Ichiro and Kojiro both joined the army. These two people are four years apart, but they have been inseparable since childhood.
"Boss, save him!" Ichiro knew about his brother's injury, but he just didn't want to admit it.
"Enough!" The centurion raised his hand and slapped Ichiro in the face. "Kojiro is dead!" The fact that he said made it impossible for Ichiro to hide his emotions anymore.
"Ah!!h A heart-rending roar rang out of his mouth, and he hugged his brother tightly and cried.
"Is anyone still alive?" The centurion sighed and waved away the smoke in front of him with his hand, trying to see the situation in front of him.
"Boss." The smoke couldn't stop the group of people, and it seemed that everyone except Kojiro was alive, and although he suffered some minor injuries, he still wouldn't die.
"Retreat first! You go and bring Kojiro's corpse with you! The centurion still said the same thing, he didn't know what else would happen here, but he didn't want to increase the casualties.
"Ichiro, mourning." The soldiers found him and carried Kojiro's body while several others held him up.
"Let's go!" Without further ado, move forward immediately, there are still hundreds of people below who do not know whether they are alive or dead. And as the centurion who leads the team, he must ensure their safety.
"Lord Guo Jia, the city gate has collapsed!" Shibata Katsuya was very worried about the group of soldiers in the city, and hurriedly asked Guo Jia for advice.
"I've got eyes!" Guo Jia said angrily, his body was shaking, if it wasn't for his heart, they would all be buried here!
"Singer, you go and take the soldiers to find a way to open the passage of the city gate." It seems that there should be no more problems after the end of the explosion, and at this time, Guo Jia also saw the billowing smoke, and he needed to ensure the safety of the group of people entering the city.
"Remember! You take up to fifty people out of the problem and leave immediately! But the heart of defending people is indispensable, Guo Jia still doesn't dare to let the whole army save people.
"Mountain! Go find tools to put out the fire! Be fast. "If you want to say that the best defense and the strongest rescue ability are the mountain regiments.
"Report! My lord, the main team of the Mino Army appears outside the city! "A wheal came here and reported the outside world to Guo Jia.
"Humph! Good for you, Yoshiryu Saito! Fire, go with me! Of course, the soldiers of the Troop heard what they said, and they were now furious and desperate to release the flames.
"Remember! Save people first, and then come out to see me later! After Guo Jia finished speaking, he rode his horse and left, and began to analyze the situation on the way.
At this time, Saito Yoshiryu may think that his army was hit by his traps and suffered heavy casualties, so he used an urn to catch turtles, but don't forget, Guo Jia didn't have a plan at all!
"Fire Regiment, fight!" Out of the city is the black pressure of the Mino army, their encirclement network has long been formed, and they are approaching the Oda army step by step. Lin Tuan, on the other hand, struggled to resist. The wheals have lost their vantage ground and are difficult to fight, and Mino also has such a thing as an iron cannon!
"Humph! The fire regiment will open a passage for me to attack their northern flank! Guo Jia took a cursory look at the battle situation and made a decision in his heart.
The Mino Army is almost the whole army attacked, their strength is basically more than 10,000, the north is the infantry troops, the east is the front of the battlefield is the confrontation of archers and iron artillery, and the south is the heavy infantry and cavalry defense network. Therefore, for the fire regiment, the best to break through is the infantry regiment in the north. Once you break through, you can make a simple terrain for the wheal, which can be used to attack around the rear.
"Lin Tuan, retreat into the city! Iron artillery fire suppresses their archers! Never mind the range! "Guo Jia needs to give all the warbands a favorable terrain to fight, and know that they are now being assaulted, not assaulted by others!
"Wind Regiment, cooperate with the Fire Regiment to attack the North!"
"Takigawa Kazuki, release the messenger and tell the Lei Tuan to give me to Mino Castle! I'm going to see three cities in one day! "This kind of strength should be all the troops for Meinong, their defending army should be pitiful, of course it is appropriate to let the Lei Regiment attack and fall into the city, for two whole days, Guo Jia didn't believe that the Lei Regiment didn't rest well!
"Hahahaha, Guo Jia didn't expect it!" There was a lot of laughter in Mino's tent. He has finally taken his revenge!
The battle is on the verge of breaking out!
"Boss, the road ahead is blocked by fire! What to do? One of the soldiers looked at the raging fire in front of him, and was very impatient.
"If you can move it, remove the straw here first, don't let the fire spread here, there is a castle tower behind us, if this place is burned down, it will be very difficult to repair the work! There's nothing you can do if you're trapped here now, just wait for the rescue of people outside. ”
The fire gradually began to rise, and a long line of flame lay in front of them, and the centurion had no choice but to stop the fire from spreading slightly. There is no water source or sand nearby, and there is no way to put out the fire.
"I don't know what happened to the people down there!"
"Boss, did you say that Master Guo Jia came back to save us?"
Ichiro's voice caused everyone to look at him strangely, as if they were looking at a fool.
"Yes!" The centurion nodded solemnly. "Master Guo Jia is a benevolent king!"
The flames formed a wall that blocked the way of the people of the upper and lower towns. Passing through the wall of fire, about a hundred soldiers gathered at the gate of the city, which completely collapsed, forming an obstacle about five meters high, all made of stone and wood made it difficult for them to walk, I don't know when it will collapse, if it falls on them, it must be a heavy death and injury!
"We lost nearly eighty soldiers just now."
"Okay, let's not talk about it yet, have you found their bodies?"
"No, so many people are caught in the fire, and we can't get in!"
"Well, stand on the side, let's clear the obstacles here first. Let's talk about it when we get out! ”
There were only 100 fire regiment soldiers left to discuss helplessly, the fire here had not yet spread, but it was still a matter of time.
"The bucket is watered, can we clear the obstacles here?" The soldiers of the mountain regiment did not take off their armor, they were tightly wrapped and waited for orders.
"Yes, move fast!" The thick smoke continues to indicate that the fire in the city is gradually rising, Kawajiri Hidetaka understands what the situation is, outside Guo Jia and they are blocking the attack of the Mino army, and now they desperately need the assistance of the mountain group, and they must quickly rescue these people who have entered the city, otherwise they will disobey the military order!
"Lin Tuan! Shoot the arrows! "At this time, we can't retreat anymore, the soldiers of the Lin Regiment have almost retreated to Inabayama Castle! And the Mino army on the opposite side is also constantly approaching them, and any further will pose a threat to the fire and wind wheals!
A round of targeted arrow rain was released towards the approaching Mino army, and the locust-like arrow rain came in an instant. The arrows shot by the strong bow were pressed by the past, and at this time, the Mino army finally realized the fear of being dominated by the Oda army, and the endless rain of arrows connected into a black river that could take people's lives to wash away the footsteps of the Mino army, and finally they couldn't hold on. Don't dare to take a step forward again.
In addition, the Wind and Fire War Group was already in chaos, red and cyan shuttling among the Mino infantry, and there were blood stains in the sword light and sword shadows. One by one, the lives fell and then came up.
Five thousand against five thousand does not seem to be a huge difference, but the Oda army is mixed with cavalry that cannot use their hands and feet, and the role of cavalry in the melee is even more insignificant, so it can be said that it is basically a regiment of fire regiments fighting against the Mino army.
"Ge Laozi, kill!"
"I'll let you pit my fire!"
The shouts carried the earth-shattering anger that hit the hearts of the Mino army, and the thunderbolt-like sword light slashed them, but the disparity in numbers soon began to besiege and kill the fire regiment army in groups of four or five, and the fire regiment, not to be outdone, began to fight.
"Kill!" The sound of fighting and screaming continued, and this battle was the most tragic in the history of the Fire Regiment, and it was more difficult than that year and the Imagawa army.
The corpses lay across the ground, mutilated flesh, severed arms, and blood stained everything red, and it was impossible to see how many people had fallen here. The ground was dyed red, the smell of blood rose to the sky, and the darkness between the heavens and the earth seemed to pity the fallen soldiers of the dead soldiers.
Dark clouds gradually covered the whole sky, and the cold rain that had just begun to fall in spring was falling, and the sky was crying bitterly. The black droplets of water stained by the smoke fell to the ground, making it difficult to wash everything here. The real traces of the war will leave a piece of history outside of Inabayama Castle, and some people may talk about it, but it won't be long before it becomes the talk of others after dinner.
The flames inside the city can be said to be worrying, but the war outside the city will not stop because of this rain.
"Iron Artillery Department. Aim for that group of cuirassiers to the south and fire! Don't let them come close! Guo Jia saw the advancing Meinong Army and instantly ordered the Iron Artillery Department to change the attack.
"Tell the wheal to find a way to stand out." At the same time, Guo Jia also noticed the battle situation of the two regiments in the distance, and immediately changed the offensive.
At this time, everyone was red-eyed, who would go back and retreat instantly, and the order could not be accurately transmitted in the chaos, Guo Jia made a mistake, a fatal mistake. He was now too eager to win and forgot some taboos, and now he could only wait for the mountain group to get out and then come out to help.
The Lin Regiment can temporarily advance in both directions, but the time will not be very long, the two regiments of Wind and Fire are completely chaotic and must have troops to support, and the Lei Regiment should be going to attack the city and plunder the land instead of supporting them when it receives the news, so only one regiment of the Mountain Regiment can change the situation here.